PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaqen Hghar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Sammalkorpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jaqen Hghar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hghar
vs
Sammalkorpi

185 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
27
176 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Leviathan Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaqen Hghar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Sammalkorpi!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammalkorpi shoots in but Hghar avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sammalkorpi shoots in and bounces Hghar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sammalkorpi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hghar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammalkorpi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sammalkorpi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammalkorpi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sammalkorpi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi postures up in Hghar's guard and throws a big left but Hghar blocks it.
Sammalkorpi postures up in Hghar's guard and throws a big left but Hghar blocks it.
Sammalkorpi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sammalkorpi working some strikes from top position.
Sammalkorpi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hghar has momentary wrist control but Sammalkorpi slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sammalkorpi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hghar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammalkorpi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sammalkorpi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hghar is keeping the position for now.
Hghar is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammalkorpi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hghar has momentary wrist control but Sammalkorpi slips an elbow through the middle.
Sammalkorpi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sammalkorpi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hghar has wrist control.

Sammalkorpi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hghar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hghar has escaped and now he's on top!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tapio Sammalkorpi!
Tapio Sammalkorpi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.