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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrews
vs
Kosarev

173 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 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 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Andrews. Beautiful body shot.
Andrews throws a wild body kick that Kosarev sees coming a mile off.
Kosarev closes the distance and clinches up with Andrews, looking for a takedown. Kosarev pushes Andrews against the cage but Andrews circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Andrews misses with a takedown

and Kosarev counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kosarev lands a takedown into guard.
Andrews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kosarev being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andrews is on top in guard.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Kosarev keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is pushing down on Kosarev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kosarev is fighting to maintain full guard but Andrews has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kosarev wants to control the action here but instead Andrews manages to pass to full mount!
Kosarev wants to control but Andrews is having none of it.
Andrews pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kosarev looks gassed!
Kosarev taking shots to the head.
Andrews forces the positional change into back control.

Andrews is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kosarev has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews connects with a big shot to the side of Kosarev's head.
Kosarev trying to control the action but Andrews just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Andrews punishes Kosarev with strikes from the back mount.

Andrews looking for the choke from the back.
Kosarev is taking damage to the body and head.

Andrews working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Kosarev is doing well to defend. Andrews seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Kosarev is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aaron Andrews!