PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngve Myklebust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yngve Myklebust acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Roussimoff
vs
Myklebust

224 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Brute

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Roussimoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yngve Myklebust!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roussimoff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Myklebust manages to get to full guard.
Roussimoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Myklebust on the ground.

Roussimoff drops back looking for a leg! Myklebust is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Myklebust manages to kick Roussimoff off! Roussimoff jumps back into Myklebust's guard.
Roussimoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Myklebust tries to strike from the bottom.
Myklebust wants to sweep but no luck.
Roussimoff wants to control from the top but Myklebust keeps moving.
Roussimoff would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Myklebust throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roussimoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Myklebust is retaining full guard.
Roussimoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Myklebust is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roussimoff is staying active underneath Myklebust, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roussimoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myklebust working Roussimoff over with strikes.
Roussimoff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myklebust sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roussimoff defending well though.
Roussimoff missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myklebust thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Roussimoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roussimoff wants to improve his position but Myklebust is controlling well.
Myklebust passes to side control.

Myklebust in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Roussimoff is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yngve Myklebust!
Yngve Myklebust took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnSubs for their support in the buildup to the fight.