PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rod Brave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brave comes to the cage accompanied by Eco, Eco (somos de taleco). Name has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brave
vs
Name

170 cm
26
150 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

150 cm
30
135 lbs
10 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Brave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Name is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brave's half guard.
Name looks gassed!
Brave manages to get to full guard.
Name being controlled here momentarily.
Brave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Name is one step ahead there.
Brave has Name pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brave is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brave had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Name defends it easily.
Brave will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brave seems keen to control Name's posture.
Brave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Name is one step ahead there.
Brave bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Name's guard.
Name keeping moving, preventing Brave from controlling successfully.
Brave keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Name's head.
Brave is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brave trying to control but Name is working from the bottom.
Name really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brave. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brave passes into half guard.

Brave is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brave is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Name!
Brave scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brave cracks Name with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brave working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brave loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Name scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Brave land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Brave stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Brave!