PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikkel Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit has chosen Enemies With Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jose Rozemblit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Larsen
vs
Rozemblit

187 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikkel Larsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen misses with a combination

and Rozemblit counters with a single leg into guard. Larsen didn't expect that.

Larsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rozemblit defends it easily.
Rozemblit pushing down on Larsen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rozemblit trying to pass the guard but Larsen defending well.
Rozemblit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rozemblit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larsen!
Rozemblit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rozemblit dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozemblit takes Larsen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Larsen is in trouble.
Rozemblit really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Larsen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rozemblit is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Larsen won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Rozemblit off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Rozemblit!
Jose Rozemblit is the new middleweight champion!