PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitalii Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Tiirismaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gromov
vs
Tiirismaa

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitalii Gromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Tiirismaa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiirismaa fails to land the takedown.
Gromov misses with the combination.
Gromov swinging wildly here.
Gromov throws a nice looking combination but Tiirismaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gromov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiirismaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gromov throws a series of punches but Tiirismaa moves out of range.
Tiirismaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiirismaa cracks a nice hook into Gromov's ribs.
Gromov looks to land a combination but Tiirismaa avoids it well.
Tiirismaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gromov throws a series of punches but Tiirismaa moves out of range.

Tiirismaa scores a takedown into full mount!

Tiirismaa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Tiirismaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gromov has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiirismaa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gromov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gromov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiirismaa on the ground.

Tiirismaa has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gromov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tiirismaa yanks on the arm and Gromov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tiirismaa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riku Tiirismaa!