PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weltto Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Verdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wirtanen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mt Eden Dubstep - Sierra Leone. Verdun is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Foo Fighters - Pretender. Weltto Wirtanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wirtanen
vs
Verdun

168 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weltto Wirtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Verdun!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirtanen fails with the takedown
letting Verdun counter with a right hand.

Verdun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Wirtanen looking for submissions off his back.
Wirtanen wants to get back to full guard.

Verdun seems to be looking for submissions.
Wirtanen is looking to improve his position.

Verdun is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirtanen pushes Verdun off looking to stand but Verdun dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verdun works his foot free and advances to mount.

Verdun goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wirtanen turns into him and now he's in Verdun's guard.

Verdun has his feet on Wirtanen's thighs here. He's pushed Wirtanen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Wirtanen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mathias Verdun!