PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Markus Vinicius enters the cage!

Saarinen
vs
Vinicius

190 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vinicius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinicius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saarinen tries to avoid it but Vinicius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saarinen to the ground. Saarinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Vinicius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saarinen quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Vinicius there.
Saarinen trying to control but Vinicius postures up.
Vinicius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vinicius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vinicius working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarinen's head.

Saarinen actively working from the bottom here.
Saarinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saarinen looking for submissions off his back.
Vinicius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Saarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vinicius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saarinen is trying to control but can't.
Vinicius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saarinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vinicius throwing strikes but missing.
Saarinen is trying to control the position but Vinicius postures up.
Vinicius throws and elbow that misses. Saarinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vinicius's guard. Nice move by Saarinen!
Vinicius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinicius scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen has hold of Vinicius's hands but Vinicius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vinicius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vinicius prevents Saarinen from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Vinicius.
Vinicius lands with a punch from half guard.
Vinicius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vinicius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vinicius lands with a punch from half guard.
Saarinen has hold of Vinicius's hands but Vinicius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Vinicius there.
Vinicius is nestled in close to Saarinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saarinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.
Vinicius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saarinen's head.
Vinicius working over Saarinen with some ground and pound. Saarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vinicius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinicius connects with a nice short shot to Saarinen's temple.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.

Saarinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vinicius connects with a nice short shot to Saarinen's temple.
Vinicius working over Saarinen with some ground and pound. Saarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Vinicius.
Saarinen wants to control but Vinicius is keeping busy.
Saarinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinicius.
Saarinen is looking to improve his position.
Vinicius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saarinen looking for submissions off his back.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen gets back to full guard.
Vinicius landing some decent shots from guard.
Vinicius working some strikes from top position.
Saarinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Saarinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vinicius is aware though and is defending well.
Vinicius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vinicius scoring with some ground and pound.

Saarinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vinicius is aware though and is defending well.
Vinicius working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vinicius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saarinen's head.

Vinicius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Saarinen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vinicius is looking to defend but Saarinen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vinicius! Saarinen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vinicius taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Petri Saarinen!