PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonino Barile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Tanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Barile
vs
Tanko

175 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonino Barile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Tanko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barile connects with a leg kick. Tanko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tanko looks to land a combination but Barile avoids it well.
Barile throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanko throws a right hand that Barile ducks under and follows up with a left that Barile also avoids with ease.

Barile closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tanko's guard.
Tanko wants to sweep here but Barile controlling him for the moment.
Tanko keeping moving, preventing Barile from controlling successfully.
Barile is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tanko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barile passes Tanko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Barile has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tanko defend it? Barile steps over the head and cranks it - Tanko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barile!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tonino Barile!