PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Ansip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Norouzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norouzi has chosen Amantu Billah - Nasheed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hamid Norouzi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ansip
vs
Norouzi

183 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrus Ansip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamid Norouzi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansip stuffs the takedown attempt from Norouzi. Norouzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Ansip closes the distance but Norouzi moves to the side

and Norouzi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ansip!
Ansip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norouzi advances to full mount.
Norouzi avoids the attempt from Ansip to control.
Norouzi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norouzi dominating with strikes here.
Norouzi avoids the attempt from Ansip to control.
Norouzi unloading with bombs!
Ansip tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norouzi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Andrus Ansip has been cut.
Ansip is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norouzi unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ansip tries to lock up and control but Norouzi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ansip is trying to escape the mount.
Norouzi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ansip looks a forlorn figure.

Ansip is rocked!

Andrus Ansip's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Norouzi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ansip knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norouzi on the ground.
Ansip is working to get back to half guard.
Norouzi lands a big shot to the head and Ansip winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hamid Norouzi!
A very excited looking Hamid Norouzi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.