PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Isotaaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Lempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Isotaaki
vs
Lempi

186 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Isotaaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Lempi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isotaaki throws a head kick that misses.

Lempi shoots in and bounces Isotaaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lempi with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lempi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lempi postures up in Isotaaki's guard and throws a big left but Isotaaki blocks it.
Isotaaki keeping full guard, as Lempi tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isotaaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Lempi passes Isotaaki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lempi has eaten all the pies!
Isotaaki wants to control but Lempi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lempi works his way into full mount!
Lempi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Lempi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lempi is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Isotaaki is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Isotaaki flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lempi anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Isotaaki and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lempi slips an arm under Isotaaki chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lempi has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lempi is squeezing on Isotaaki like an anaconda would it's prey. Isotaaki fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lauri Lempi!