PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 2032 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Joaquin Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joaquin Varga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Savisto
vs
Varga

190 cm
25
265
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
230
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquin Varga!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savisto misses with a body shot.
Varga throws a counter combo.
Savisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Varga tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Savisto misses the target.

Savisto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Savisto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Savisto lands a nice forearm strike.
Savisto grinds an elbow into Varga's temple.

Savisto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Varga taking a bit of punishment here - Savisto scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto cracks Varga with a big right hand but Varga just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Savisto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Savisto working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Savisto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Varga looks calm but he's in trouble here. Savisto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Varga is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Savisto lets go of the hold and Varga can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lasse Savisto!
A victorious Lasse Savisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.