PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opa Lainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dorchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorchester has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lainen
vs
Dorchester

189 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Opa Lainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Dorchester!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorchester scores with a kick to the body.
Dorchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Lainen.
Lainen is looking to clinch but Dorchester is avoiding it.
Lainen tries to clinch there but Dorchester circles away.

Lainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Lainen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dorchester turns into him and now he's in Lainen's guard.

Dorchester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lainen is breathing heavily.
Dorchester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lainen is proving hard to escape from.

Lainen working for a triangle but Dorchester defends it easily.

Lainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dorchester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dorchester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorchester stands up and waves to Lainen to follow him.
Dave Dorchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lainen misses with a takedown attempt - Dorchester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Dorchester really wants to buck Lainen off and get back to his feet.

Lainen is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lainen extends the arm and Dorchester is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Opa Lainen!