PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birmiski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Back - T.I. Mela has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Birmiski
vs
Mela

170 cm
31
140 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

170 cm
33
144 lbs
24 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Birmiski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jokke Mela!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birmiski looks to clinch
and Mela counters with a stiff right hand.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Birmiski manages to avoid it.

Birmiski darts in and clinches Mela up against the ropes.
Birmiski keeps control of Mela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mela is trying to break free.

Mela breaks from the clinch.
Birmiski moves in looking to clinch but Mela pushes him off.
Mela tries for a takedown but Birmiski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Birmiski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mela darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Birmiski tries to roll over but Mela keeps him under control.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Birmiski is defending the position.
Birmiski is looking for a sweep. Mela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Birmiski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mela scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mela is trying to control. Birmiski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Birmiski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mela jumps into side control!
Mela trying to control the position but Birmiski is working away.

Mela is trying to get an arm triangle but Birmiski is defending well.
Birmiski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Birmiski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Birmiski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mela wants to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mela is pressing down on Birmiski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Mela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birmiski defends it easily.

Birmiski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Birmiski has managed to get both his arms back between Mela's legs - danger averted.
Birmiski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela looking to control.
Birmiski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mela has momentary wrist control but Birmiski slips an elbow through the middle.
Birmiski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Birmiski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Birmiski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birmiski defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mela is on top in guard.
Mela won't allow Birmiski to sweep him here.

Birmiski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Birmiski looking for a guillotine here but Mela defends easily.
Mela preventing the sweep.
Birmiski keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Birmiski throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mela escapes and throws Birmiski's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Birmiski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Mela thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Birmiski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski is trying to control Mela's posture but Mela avoids it.
Birmiski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mela scores with a couple of short elbows.
Birmiski is looking to reverse the position.
Mela is chipping away with strikes.
Mela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Mela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mela working away.

Mela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Birmiski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Birmiski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Birmiski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birmiski manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mela seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Birmiski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Birmiski sees it coming and defends easily.
Mela prevents Birmiski from improving his position.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Birmiski is defending the position.

Mela is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Birmiski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mela works his way into full mount!
Birmiski gets back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski trying to control from the bottom.
Birmiski taking some punishment here, with Mela in his half guard.
Mela has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mela fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mela lands a big elbow.
Birmiski tries to lock up and control but Mela gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Birmiski is bucking up trying to escape but Mela cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Birmiski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mela looking for a sweep. Not yet Mela, not yet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski throws a strike but Mela rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Birmiski keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Birmiski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mela is one step ahead there.
Birmiski is trying to keep Mela in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mela with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mela trying to control but Birmiski is working from the bottom.
Birmiski looking for a sweep. Not yet Birmiski, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jokke Mela dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Birmiski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mela tries to avoid it but Birmiski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mela to the ground. Mela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ari Birmiski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mela thows a body shot but no joy.
Birmiski tries to clinch there but Mela circles away.
Birmiski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mela feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mela tries to free his leg and advance position but Birmiski is retaining full guard.
Birmiski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mela scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Birmiski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mela stopping the sweep attempt from Birmiski.
Mela works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski is looking to improve his position.

Mela seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Birmiski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jokke Mela!
Jokke Mela took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'When I was a kid, I asked God for a bike, but I knew God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.'.