PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Verdun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verdun comes to the ring accompanied by Foo Fighters - Pretender. Mathias Verdun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Verdun
vs
Ortiz

185 cm
20
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Verdun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Verdun sprawls well.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Verdun stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathias Verdun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Verdun avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortiz tries to clinch up

and Verdun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Ortiz looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdun passes into half guard.

Verdun in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ortiz tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Verdun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mathias Verdun!