PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Britcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Maunonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirco Britcop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Britcop
vs
Maunonen

197 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

199 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Katukauppa.com

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirco Britcop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Maunonen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maunonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Britcop.

Maunonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Britcop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Britcop tries to get out of the position.

Britcop throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maunonen.
Britcop is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Maunonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Britcop which made him look bad.
Maunonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Maunonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britcop throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maunonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Britcop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maunonen's knee momentarily.
Maunonen looks gassed!
Maunonen tries to bum rush Britcop with a series of wild strikes but Britcop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Britcop. That's going to slow Maunonen down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Britcop scores with a one two! Maunonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Janne Maunonen has been cut.
Britcop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Britcop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Britcop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maunonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Britcop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maunonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Britcop wants to get back to his feet.
Britcop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maunonen on the ground.

Maunonen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Britcop has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maunonen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Britcop's legs.
Maunonen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maunonen working the head and body with strikes.
Maunonen happy to just control the position for now.

Maunonen in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Britcop is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Janne Maunonen!