PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juhana HurmoKultakala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

HurmoKultakala
vs
Bookem

150 cm
25
145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
155 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juhana HurmoKultakala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HurmoKultakala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bookem tries to avoid it but HurmoKultakala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bookem to the ground. Bookem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
HurmoKultakala walks into a left hand.
Bookem lands with an uppercut that bounces HurmoKultakala off the cage and back into range.

HurmoKultakala tries to sprawl but Bookem drives through with a takedown into half guard.
HurmoKultakala taking some punishment here, with Bookem in his half guard.
Bookem lands strikes from half guard.
Bookem lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
HurmoKultakala gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

HurmoKultakala working for a triangle but Bookem defends it easily.

HurmoKultakala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bookem trying to control the position from guard on top but HurmoKultakala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

HurmoKultakala looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bookem is defending well. HurmoKultakala quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bookem has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! HurmoKultakala celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juhana HurmoKultakala!
Juhana HurmoKultakala retains his featherweight title!