PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sanja Rubjuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pabo Oleviste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rubjuk
vs
Oleviste

183 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanja Rubjuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pabo Oleviste!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleviste fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pabo Oleviste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubjuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oleviste's head.

Rubjuk moves into range and clinches up with Oleviste.
Rubjuk lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Oleviste.
A nice left hand lands by Oleviste.

It looks like Sanja Rubjuk has been cut.
Oleviste tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oleviste has a couple of punches blocked by Rubjuk.
Rubjuk blocks an uppercut.
Rubjuk blocks an uppercut.
Oleviste swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubjuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oleviste working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Rubjuk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oleviste regains guard.
Oleviste wants to get back to his feet but Rubjuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oleviste can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rubjuk controls the pace.
Oleviste is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rubjuk is controlling him.
Rubjuk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rubjuk stops Oleviste from standing up.
Oleviste has momentary wrist control but Rubjuk slips an elbow through the middle.
Rubjuk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Rubjuk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oleviste, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubjuk throws a nice looking combination but Oleviste bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oleviste closes the distance but Rubjuk moves to the side

and Rubjuk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oleviste won't be happy with that.
Oleviste is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oleviste looks gassed!
Oleviste takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rubjuk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rubjuk working the head and body with strikes.
Rubjuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oleviste some visible discomfort.
Rubjuk remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oleviste wants to get back to his feet but Rubjuk drags him back down.

Rubjuk decides to stand back up.
Rubjuk throws a combination. Oleviste tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rubjuk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubjuk lands with a kick to the ribs.

Rubjuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oleviste to the mat! Oleviste manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubjuk lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubjuk is working Oleviste over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rubjuk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rubjuk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rubjuk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rubjuk winds up and cracks Oleviste with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rubjuk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oleviste taking some punishment here, with Rubjuk in his half guard.
Rubjuk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rubjuk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rubjuk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rubjuk in particular looking to stall.
Oleviste really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rubjuk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rubjuk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oleviste is in trouble now - Rubjuk has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleviste wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rubjuk dominating with strikes here.
Rubjuk raining down shots from the mount!
Rubjuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oleviste wants to get back to his feet.
Rubjuk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rubjuk raining down shots from the mount!
Rubjuk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rubjuk controlling his opponent.
Rubjuk breaks from Oleviste's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Oleviste that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oleviste is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rubjuk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oleviste's face.
Rubjuk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rubjuk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rubjuk with shots to the head and body - Oleviste looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Rubjuk.
Rubjuk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rubjuk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oleviste is trying to stand.
Rubjuk controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rubjuk is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rubjuk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sanja Rubjuk!