PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iko Rapada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietari Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapada comes to the ring accompanied by M83-We Own The Sky. Pietari Manninen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rapada
vs
Manninen

185 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iko Rapada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pietari Manninen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rapada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rapada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rapada drops Manninen with a left right combo! Rapada follows him down to the ground into side control.

Manninen is rocked!

Rapada tries for a kimura but Manninen is defending well.
Manninen is still in real trouble! Can Rapada finish him?
Manninen is looking for a sweep.
Manninen seems to have recovered his senses.

Rapada is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Manninen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rapada gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Manninen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rapada lets go of the hold and Manninen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Iko Rapada!