PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sis martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miika Liukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

martinez
vs
Liukkonen

170 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sis martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miika Liukkonen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liukkonen instigates a clinch.

martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Liukkonen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip martinez to the mat. martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Liukkonen passes into half guard.
Liukkonen lands strikes from half guard.
martinez trying to control here.
martinez is looking to improve his position.
Liukkonen is trying to control the action in half guard but martinez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
martinez is trying to control but Liukkonen manages to pass to mount!
Liukkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
martinez is breathing heavily.
Liukkonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liukkonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Liukkonen controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Liukkonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
martinez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Liukkonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Liukkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of martinez's face.
Liukkonen lands a nice shot to the head.
Liukkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miika Liukkonen!
Miika Liukkonen is the new middleweight champion!