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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Soikkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bryant's choice of entrance music: Atreyu-Honor. Pekka Soikkeli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Soikkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant tries for a takedown but Soikkeli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Soikkeli moves out of range.
Soikkeli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soikkeli loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Soikkeli misses with a head kick.
Bryant gets caught flat footed, as Soikkeli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soikkeli advances to half guard.
Soikkeli is looking for a kimura here.
Soikkeli is looking for a kimura here.
Soikkeli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.
Soikkeli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soikkeli keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Soikkeli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soikkeli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryant.
Bryant is looking to stand up but Soikkeli won't let him.
Bryant stopping the sweep attempt from Soikkeli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soikkeli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soikkeli is breathing heavily.
Soikkeli is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bryant has his hands clasped together but Soikkeli extends an breaks Bryant's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Soikkeli.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pekka Soikkeli!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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