PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yargon Schniber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pinaglabanan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Schniber
vs
Pinaglabanan

183 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yargon Schniber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pinaglabanan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schniber wants to clinch but Pinaglabanan slips to the side

and Pinaglabanan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schniber won't be happy with that.
Schniber tries to bench press Pinaglabanan off him but Pinaglabanan keeps the position.
Pinaglabanan scoring with punches from side control.
Pinaglabanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Schniber some visible discomfort.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position but Schniber is working away.
Schniber is looking for a sweep.
Schniber is trying to control Pinaglabanan's posture but Pinaglabanan avoids it.
Pinaglabanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinaglabanan working the body and head with strikes.
Pinaglabanan is chipping away with strikes.
Schniber is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pinaglabanan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Schniber is in a horrible position here. Pinaglabanan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pinaglabanan with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan working the ground and pound effectively.
Pinaglabanan cracks Schniber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pinaglabanan looking to control but Schniber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinaglabanan working Schniber over with strikes here.

Schniber is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schniber is looking to escape.
Schniber taking shots to the head.
Oh Schniber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinaglabanan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schniber looks a forlorn figure.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pinaglabanan cracks Schniber with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!