PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kangas (ranked 3434 p4p, 3701 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 371 p4p, 392 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kangas
vs
Soares

178 cm
19
155
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
155
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares throws the kick towards the body but Kangas avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangas misses the target.
A big right from Kangas misses.
Soares tries to clinch but Kangas moves out of range.
Soares tries to clinch but Kangas moves out of range.
Soares tries to clinch up.
Kangas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily.
Kangas misses with a straight right.
Kangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares is pushing Kangas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Soares jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Soares has his foot on Kangas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kangas works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Soares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kangas is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soares looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kangas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Soares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kangas defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soares looking for a guillotine here but Kangas defends easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Soares!