PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Label (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petteri Sianpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Label comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmak, I stand alone. Black Label has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Label
vs
Sianpaa

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Black Label!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petteri Sianpaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sianpaa misses with a double jab.

Sianpaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Sianpaa tries for a kimura but Label is defending well.
Label takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Label gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sianpaa in particular looking to stall.

Sianpaa decides to return to a standing position.
Label throws a leg kick which misses Sianpaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sianpaa tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Sianpaa.
Label showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sianpaa.
Black Label seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sianpaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Label quickly recovers to half guard.
Sianpaa looks winded!
Sianpaa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Label reverses the position - he's now on top in Sianpaa's guard.
Label is working Sianpaa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Label trying to control but Sianpaa is working from the bottom.
Sianpaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Label throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sianpaa trying to control the position.
Label throws an elbow that misses. Sianpaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Label's guard. Nice move by Sianpaa!

Label is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sianpaa rolls with it to try and escape but Label cranks on the arm and Sianpaa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Label!
During a confident post fight interview, Black Label thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.