PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pegelius Ylirahkolampi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Walter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Walter
vs
Ylirahkolampi

185 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pegelius Ylirahkolampi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter staying out of range there.

Walter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Walter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Ylirahkolampi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Ylirahkolampi blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter pushes Ylirahkolampi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ylirahkolampi stalling in the clinch but Walter improves position.
Come on Walter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ylirahkolampi takes an elbow to the temple.
Ylirahkolampi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Ylirahkolampi is blocking nicely.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Walter has Ylirahkolampi pushed against the cage.
Walter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ylirahkolampi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Ylirahkolampi blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ylirahkolampi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ylirahkolampi can't find room to land a body shot as Walter controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walter looking to stall.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ylirahkolampi blocks it with crossed arms.
Ylirahkolampi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Walter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walter is trying to stall.
Walter lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Pegelius Ylirahkolampi has been cut.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walter tries to land knees in the clinch but Ylirahkolampi avoids the damage to the body.
Walter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ylirahkolampi is trying to break free.
Walter lands an elbow inside.
Ylirahkolampi fails to pull guard.
Charlie Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pegelius Ylirahkolampi.
Come on Ylirahkolampi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ylirahkolampi misses with the head strike.
Ylirahkolampi dodges an elbow strike from Walter.
Ylirahkolampi scores with a hook to the body.
Walter is stalling here.

Ylirahkolampi decides to pull guard.
Ylirahkolampi controlling Walter's posture.
Ylirahkolampi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ylirahkolampi, not yet.

Ylirahkolampi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walter is looking to advance position but Ylirahkolampi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Walter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ylirahkolampi.
Ylirahkolampi looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylirahkolampi is landing with some decent strikes but Walter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ylirahkolampi looking to finish with strikes here!
Walter tries to hold on but Ylirahkolampi postures up.
Ylirahkolampi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Ylirahkolampi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pegelius Ylirahkolampi!