PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bergstrom
vs
Michael

177 cm
18
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bergstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Douglas Michael!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bergstrom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bergstrom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bergstrom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bergstrom advances position into side control!

Bergstrom tries for a kimura but Michael is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bergstrom has hold of Michael's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Michael tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bergstrom cranks the arm and Michael screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Michael, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marcus Bergstrom!