PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laippela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jalkalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jalkalukko's choice of entrance music: Jordan Sparks ft. Chris Brown - No Air . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laippela
vs
Jalkalukko

202 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laippela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Jalkalukko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laippela motions for Jalkalukko to come forward. Laippela throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jalkalukko connects with an inside leg kick.

Jalkalukko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Jalkalukko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Laippela defend it? Jalkalukko steps over the head and cranks it - Laippela is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Jalkalukko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse Jalkalukko!
Jesse Jalkalukko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.