PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between hiro pongha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Separatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Donald Separatto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

pongha
vs
Separatto

190 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, hiro pongha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Separatto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Separatto.
Separatto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Separatto gets the takedown into side control.
pongha parries the strikes from Separatto easily there. Separatto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable pongha to escape.
pongha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Separatto.
Separatto working the ground and pound but pongha is defending the strikes.
pongha defending against the ground and pound.
Separatto landing a few strikes.
pongha is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Separatto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Separatto cracks pongha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
pongha can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Separatto has an Americana. pongha didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Separatto is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Separatto hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Donald Separatto!