PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herb Everyday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everyday comes to the cage accompanied by Eek A Mouse- the man and the mouse. Mauri Pekkarinen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herb Everyday's chin.

Everyday
vs
Pekkarinen

173 cm
27
159 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Everyday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Everyday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Everyday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pekkarinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Everyday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pekkarinen looks to land a left hand but Everyday moved out of range nicely.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Everyday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the body
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Everyday closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Everyday lands in his opponent's guard.

Everyday has gone for a leg lock! Pekkarinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Everyday's guard.
Everyday looking for a sweep. Not yet Everyday, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Everyday looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pekkarinen is defending well. Everyday quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pekkarinen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Everyday celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herb Everyday!