PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soul Crew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Muikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muikku has chosen Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crew
vs
Muikku

180 cm
20
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

164 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Soul Crew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonas Muikku!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crew.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crew scores with a couple of short elbows.

Crew working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Muikku stops Crew from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Muikku is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crew tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Muikku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crew in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crew working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Muikku tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crew wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crew scoring with punches and elbows.
Crew throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Crew decides to stand up, so the ref orders Muikku to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muikku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crew misses the shot to the body.
Muikku should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Crew fails with the takedown.
Muikku tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crew counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Muikku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonas Muikku!