PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Couture (ranked 4359 p4p, 466 weight class) and Ikemba Onazi (ranked 6456 p4p, 537 weight class). Onazi has chosen Harrysong - Samankwe as his entrance music. Dan Couture has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Couture
vs
Onazi

189 cm
36
223 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

193 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

King Nutrition
Voodoo Nutrition

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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Onazi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Onazi to the ground. Couture is now in Onazi's guard.

Onazi has his foot on Couture's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Couture works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Westside Martial Arts inform us that Onazi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Onazi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Couture defends it easily.
Couture wants to control from the top but Onazi keeps moving.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Onazi is keeping the position for now.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
Couture wants to control from the top but Onazi keeps moving.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ikemba Onazi!
A very excited looking Ikemba Onazi 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.