PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Manners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood For Blood-Living In Exile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manners
vs
Rihmakallo

190 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
245 lbs
8 - 20 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Dixon Manners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rihmakallo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manners's half guard.
Nice strikes from Rihmakallo there.
Rihmakallo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manners is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manners knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rihmakallo on the ground.
Rihmakallo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Manners!
Rihmakallo with shots to the head and body - Manners looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rihmakallo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manners is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manners is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Manners reaches up and holds on to Rihmakallo to control the position.
Manners is in a horrible position here. Rihmakallo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Manners is rocked!

It looks like Dixon Manners has been cut.
Manners is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Manners in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rihmakallo trying to control but Manners is having none of it.
Manners tries to reverse the position but Rihmakallo maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manners defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rihmakallo.
Rihmakallo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Manners is in all sorts of trouble here.

Rihmakallo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Manners looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rihmakallo! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gerhard Rihmakallo!