PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prodigy - Firestarter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mieto
vs
Sagdiyev

183 cm
24
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mieto pinned against the cage. Mieto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mieto is looking to slow Sagdiyev down with leg kicks.

Sagdiyev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sagdiyev wants to free his trapped foot but Mieto is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sagdiyev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Sagdiyev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mieto has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev wants to advance to full mount but Mieto doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sagdiyev wants to pass the guard but Mieto is keeping the position.

Sagdiyev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mieto dives on top into guard.
Mieto stays in close to Sagdiyev's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sagdiyev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sagdiyev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mieto looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borat Sagdiyev!
Borat Sagdiyev took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I arrived in America with clothings, US dollars, and a jar of gypsy tears to protect me from AIDS'.