PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colm Carey (ranked 4674 p4p, 4831 weight class) and Gore Avg (ranked 562 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Carey
vs
Avg

187 cm
18
202
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
195
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colm Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gore Avg!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Avg rushes Carey and presses him up against the cage.
Avg prevents Carey from breaking the clinch.
Carey tries to break free but Avg pushes him back against the cage.
Carey wants to get back to striking at distance but Avg won't allow it.

Avg successfully pulls guard.
Avg is pulling down on Carey's head. It's preventing any offense from Carey, at least for the moment.
Avg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Avg trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Avg is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Avg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Carey sizes up Avg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Avg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Avg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Avg taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Avg has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Avg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avg working the head and body with strikes.
Avg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Avg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Avg is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Carey is trying to escape and Avg transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Carey is forced to tap! Nice work there by Avg! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gore Avg!