PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murska Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makaaja comes to the cage accompanied by BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. 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.

Makaaja
vs
Puro

180 cm
38
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

189 cm
20
208 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murska Puro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makaaja appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murska Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Makaaja closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Makaaja is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Puro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Makaaja working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Puro can do anything to dispel that myth.

Makaaja is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Puro looks calm but he's in trouble here. Makaaja gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Puro is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Makaaja lets go of the hold and Puro can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mica Makaaja!
A victorious Mica Makaaja thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.