PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Saarelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Oak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ahti Saarelainen's chin.

Oak
vs
Saarelainen

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 Montreal, Jay Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahti Saarelainen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saarelainen.
Oak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ahti Saarelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarelainen scores with a jab to the head.
Oak moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarelainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saarelainen back to the cage. Oak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saarelainen slips a jab from Oak.

Saarelainen gets a double leg takedown into Oak's guard.
Saarelainen trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
Oak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saarelainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oak keeping moving, preventing Saarelainen from controlling successfully.
Saarelainen scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarelainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oak has control of Saarelainen's left arm, preventing Saarelainen from doing any damage.
Saarelainen trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saarelainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saarelainen cracks Oak with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saarelainen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saarelainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saarelainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saarelainen slips nicely into half guard.
Oak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oak tries to get out of the position.
Saarelainen throwing shots but Oak is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarelainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Saarelainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Oak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Saarelainen wants to control but Oak is keeping him busy.
Saarelainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saarelainen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oak trying to hold on to Saarelainen's head to control him but Saarelainen postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarelainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saarelainen works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarelainen trying to control the action but Oak is working from the bottom.
Oak can't do much from the bottom here.
Saarelainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oak is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Saarelainen has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Oak is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Saarelainen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Oak is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahti Saarelainen!