PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Paxio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Peippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peippo has chosen Public Enemy - Terminator X to the Edge of Panic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Paxio
vs
Peippo

169 cm
29
160 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
172 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Paxio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Peippo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peippo moves into the clinch.
Peippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paxio backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paxio as Peippo tries to tie him up.
Peippo prevents a body shot from Paxio.
Paxio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peippo is trying to push Paxio away but Paxio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paxio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peippo lands a nice shot to the body.
Peippo stalling against the cage.
Paxio tries for a takedown but Peippo manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peippo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paxio misses with a hook from the clinch.

Peippo manages to break the clinch.

Peippo gets a double leg takedown into Paxio's guard.
Peippo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Peippo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Paxio looking for subs off his back but Peippo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Paxio is refusing to be controlled, as Peippo sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paxio looking for submissions off his back.
Peippo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peippo trying to control from half guard but Paxio is working away.
Peippo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paxio defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Paxio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peippo pulls his head out easily.
Peippo 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.
Peippo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paxio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peippo wants to control but Paxio is keeping him busy.

Paxio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paxio has hold of Peippo's hands but Peippo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peippo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Peippo wants to work for an arm triangle but Paxio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peippo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paxio defends it well.
Paxio gets back to full guard.
Peippo wants to pass the guard but Paxio is keeping the position.
Peippo lands a couple of digs.

Paxio pushes a forearm under Peippo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Peippo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Paxio!
Thiago Paxio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.