PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nao Sei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lock
vs
Sei

182 cm
21
193 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

193 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nao Sei!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lock is working for a submission of some sort.
Lock prevents Sei from standing back up.
Sei tries to roll over but Lock keeps him under control.
Lock is keen to just control but Sei is a slippery customer.
Sei tries to get to full guard but Lock has control of the leg.
Sei keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lock prevents Sei from improving his position.
Lock blocks the strikes from Sei.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Lock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sei looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sei takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sei has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Sei defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lock's arms.
Sei covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lock is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sei. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lock scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lock really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sei.
Lock keeps control of the position as Sei tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sei trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lock.

Lock is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Sei taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Lock.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lasse Lock!