PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Andrews
vs
Kosarev

173 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrews.

Kosarev shoots in and bounces Andrews off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Andrews can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kosarev controls the pace.
Andrews controls Kosarev momentarily but Kosarev frees himself.
Kosarev wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Kosarev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Kosarev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andrews working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrews has his foot on Kosarev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kosarev works his way back into a safe position though.
Kosarev postures up.

Kosarev wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Andrews's closed guard. He's half up but Andrews has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Andrews pivots and extends the arm, Kosarev falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Andrews! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Andrews!