PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Isotalo (ranked 3745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hagen (ranked 24886 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunder by Imagine Dragons. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Isotalo
vs
Hagen

180 cm
25
208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomas Isotalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isotalo avoids the head kick by Hagen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hagen. That's going to slow Isotalo down.
Good work by Isotalo as he checks the leg kick.
Isotalo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hagen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagen slips under a jab.
A big right from Isotalo misses.

Hagen gets caught flat footed, as Isotalo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hagen is looking to stand back up but Isotalo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hagen.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Isotalo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hagen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Isotalo has cracked it and Hagen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Isotalo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tuomas Isotalo!