PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnoldo Paulakorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulakorpi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Volbeat -Sad Mans Tongue kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fernandes
vs
Paulakorpi

180 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnoldo Paulakorpi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paulakorpi lands a head kick that stumbles Fernandes and the fighters go to the mat.

Fernandes is rocked!
Fernandes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paulakorpi on the ground.
Paulakorpi pushes down on Fernandes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oh Fernandes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Paulakorpi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Paulakorpi decides to stand up.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernandes seems to have got his legs back now.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paulakorpi.
Fernandes misses with a head kick.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Paulakorpi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Paulakorpi.

Fernandes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulakorpi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fernandes just content to control the position.
Paulakorpi tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes trying to control the action but Paulakorpi is working from the bottom.
Paulakorpi is looking to reverse the position.
Paulakorpi tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fernandes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Paulakorpi looks gassed!
Paulakorpi is desperately trying to improve his position but Fernandes has a good base and remains in mount.
Fernandes content just to control the position here.
Fernandes wants to control the pace but Paulakorpi is squirming around nicely.
Fernandes prevents Paulakorpi from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fernandes controlling his opponent.
Paulakorpi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paulakorpi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fernandes tries to control but Paulakorpi wriggling away.
Paulakorpi is trying to escape the mount.
Fernandes tries to control but Paulakorpi wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulakorpi is trying desperately to improve position.
Paulakorpi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Paulakorpi is trying to escape the mount.
Fernandes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paulakorpi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Paulakorpi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fernandes tries to control but Paulakorpi wriggling away.
Paulakorpi working to try and regain half guard.
Paulakorpi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Paulakorpi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fernandes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paulakorpi, into his guard.

Paulakorpi has his foot on Fernandes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernandes works his way back into a safe position though.

Fernandes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fernandes is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulakorpi keeping moving, preventing Fernandes from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnoldo Paulakorpi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fernandes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paulakorpi.
Paulakorpi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandes.

Fernandes rushes Paulakorpi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulakorpi is trying to break the clinch but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
Paulakorpi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fernandes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fernandes lands a right hand.

Fernandes wants the takedown. Paulakorpi is fighting it off but Fernandes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Paulakorpi's guard against the cage.

Fernandes is sitting in close to Paulakorpi's body. Paulakorpi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fernandes is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fernandes is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Paulakorpi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arnoldo Paulakorpi!