PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Leif Ham Selv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miiko Ramantalaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Leif Ham Selv has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Leif Ham Selv
vs
Ramantalaa

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Leif Ham Selv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miiko Ramantalaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ham Selv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramantalaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ham Selv closes the distance and clinches up with Ramantalaa, looking for a takedown. Ham Selv pushes Ramantalaa against the cage but Ramantalaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramantalaa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Ramantalaa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ramantalaa moves into full mount! Ham Selv won't be happy about that!
Ham Selv stops Ramantalaa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ham Selv wants to hold on but Ramantalaa pushes him away.
Ramantalaa wants to control the pace but Ham Selv is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramantalaa wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham Selv trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ham Selv keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ramantalaa wants to stand but Ham Selv is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramantalaa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ramantalaa trying to control but Ham Selv is having none of it.
Ham Selv working to try and regain half guard.
Ramantalaa moves to the back.

Ramantalaa looking for the RNC.

Ramantalaa is working for a rear naked choke. Ham Selv is not defending it well and Ramantalaa has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ham Selv refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ham Selv's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Miiko Ramantalaa!
A very excited looking Miiko Ramantalaa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.