PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Berzins
vs
Runkputte

190 cm
28
185 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing

Perkele!
North

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkputte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berzins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut lands for Runkputte. That snapped Berzins's head back.
A head kick by Berzins misses

and Runkputte counters with a shoot takedown. Berzins fights it but they end up in guard.
Berzins is wriggling around but Runkputte manages to pass to half guard.
Runkputte is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Runkputte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Berzins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkputte stalling.
Berzins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Runkputte on the ground.
Berzins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berzins tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins has a hand on Runkputte's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Runkputte takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Runkputte lands with some strikes.
Runkputte with a couple of short strikes.
Runkputte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Runkputte.
Runkputte looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Runkputte is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Runkputte extends the arm and Berzins is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jorde Runkputte!
A very excited looking Jorde Runkputte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.