PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Nystroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hurt's choice of entrance music: Slayer - Here Comes The Pain. Joakim Nystroem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nystroem
vs
Hurt

220 cm
18
254 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

194 cm
18
249 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Nystroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nystroem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Will Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt tries to clinch up but Nystroem circles away and keeps his distance.

Hurt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nystroem to the mat! Nystroem manages to get full guard.

Nystroem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hurt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurt throwing strikes from guard but Nystroem blocks nicely.

Nystroem is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hurt has his hands clasped together but Nystroem extends an breaks Hurt's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nystroem.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joakim Nystroem!