PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn de Gotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rannanjarvi Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arn de Gotia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

de Gotia
vs
Antti

200 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Valhalla War Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arn de Gotia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rannanjarvi Antti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Gotia tries to clinch but Antti is having none of it.
Antti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
de Gotia doesn't manage to clinch there - Antti circles away.
de Gotia scores with a shot to the body.
de Gotia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antti swivels and escapes.
de Gotia tries to clinch there but Antti circles away.
Antti tries to bum rush de Gotia with a series of wild strikes but de Gotia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Gotia misses with a head kick.
de Gotia tries to clinch there but Antti circles away.
de Gotia fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Gotia wants to clinch.
de Gotia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Gotia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antti throws a head kick but de Gotia moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antti.

Antti instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
Antti lands a lovely overhand right.
Rannanjarvi Antti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from de Gotia.
de Gotia looks for a takedown but Antti sprawls well.
de Gotia clinches but Antti breaks the clinch
and Antti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
de Gotia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antti is fending him off so far but de Gotia persists. Nope, Antti circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arn de Gotia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Antti forces de Gotia back against the cage and clinches.

Antti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rannanjarvi Antti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti scores with a leg kick.
de Gotia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. de Gotia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
de Gotia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
de Gotia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de Gotia is breathing heavily.
Antti misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Antti breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Gotia misses with a takedown attempt
and Antti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
de Gotia takes a kick to the side of the head.

de Gotia is rocked!

It looks like Arn de Gotia has been cut.
de Gotia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antti counters with a head kick that wobbles de Gotia - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Antti sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rannanjarvi Antti!