PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Kauranen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phelim Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foley has chosen Foggy Dew as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kauranen
vs
Foley

180 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
171 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kauranen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phelim Foley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kauranen.

Foley scores with a takedown into Kauranen's guard.
Foley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kauranen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kauranen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foley controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kauranen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Foley has his hands clasped together but Kauranen extends and breaks Foley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kauranen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mika Kauranen!