PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Lyutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurmas Uusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Uusisto's choice of entrance music: System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B.. On his way into the cage it seems that Yaroslav Lyutov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yaroslav Lyutov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lyutov
vs
Uusisto

170 cm
26
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaroslav Lyutov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurmas Uusisto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyutov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lyutov throws a combination that misses
and Uusisto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lyutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Uusisto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Uusisto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uusisto trying to control the position but Lyutov is working away.
Uusisto tries to score with some ground and pound. Lyutov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lyutov is being controlled here.
An elbow from Uusisto crashes against the mat.
Lyutov is not content to let Uusisto control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Uusisto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Uusisto prefers to stall for the moment though.

Uusisto has an Americana. Lyutov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Uusisto is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Uusisto hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jurmas Uusisto!
Jurmas Uusisto is the new welterweight champion!