PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bret Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kormac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wheeler
vs
Kormac

207 cm
21
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kormac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wheeler counters with a three punch combo that has Kormac backing up. Kormac nods at Wheeler to acknowledge the strikes.
Kormac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wheeler sprawls well. Wheeler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kormac gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kormac or perhaps it was just good defense by Wheeler, which made it look bad.
As Kormac looks to move away, Wheeler throws a big counter combo but Kormac just gets out of the way.
Bret Wheeler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kormac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kormac lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Wheeler instigates a clinch.

Wheeler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kormac regains guard.
Kormac wants to get back to his feet but Wheeler passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wheeler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wheeler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kormac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kormac with the active half guard here but Wheeler passes nicely into side control.
Kormac takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Kormac is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wheeler's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Wheeler! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Kormac has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bret Wheeler!