PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Emil Vanaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by I'm fat. 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.

Boy
vs
Emil Vanaja

150 cm
35
277 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

196 cm
30
300 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Emil Vanaja!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boy moves into full mount!
Vanaja wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vanaja tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
Vanaja bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vanaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanaja must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vanaja throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Vanaja working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boy stands up over Vanaja, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanaja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vanaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boy's guard.
Vanaja stopping the sweep attempt from Boy.
Boy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
Vanaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.

Boy has his feet on Vanaja's thighs here. He's pushed Vanaja off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Vanaja screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Boy!
Johnny Boy retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Johnny Boy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.