PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Melim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Hankaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hankaniemi has chosen Cannibal Corpse - Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. 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 Mika Hankaniemi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Melim
vs
Hankaniemi

170 cm
25
207 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcio Melim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mika Hankaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hankaniemi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melim circles away.
Mika Hankaniemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Melim gets caught flat footed, as Hankaniemi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hankaniemi wants to get up but he can't break Melim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hankaniemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Melim is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hankaniemi frees his head nicely. Oh but Melim has switched to an armbar! Hankaniemi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcio Melim!