PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rolf rolfson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rolf rolfson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

rolfson
vs
Garcia

185 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

171 cm
23
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Elite Golden Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, rolf rolfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

rolfson closes the distance and clinches.
rolfson working hard to break the clinch.
rolfson pushes off an throws an elbow but Garcia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
rolfson working hard to break the clinch.
rolfson throws an elbow that misses.
rolfson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.

Garcia breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

rolfson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

Garcia shoots in and gets a takedown into rolfson's guard.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of rolfson's head.

rolfson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
rolfson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
rolfson looking to control.
Garcia postures up in rolfson's guard and throws a big left but rolfson blocks it.
rolfson trying to control the position.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but rolfson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcia scoring with punches and elbows.
Garcia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Garcia is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. rolfson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Garcia gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. rolfson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Garcia lets go of the hold and rolfson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Garcia!