PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harald Kettner (ranked 5475 p4p, 4397 weight class) and Celso Steelaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harald Kettner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kettner
vs
Steelaria

187 cm
25
190
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harald Kettner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Celso Steelaria!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steelaria.
Kettner is looking to clinch but Steelaria is avoiding it.
Steelaria keeps the fight on the outside.
Steelaria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steelaria walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kettner.
A low kick lands for Kettner.

Steelaria drives through and clinches with Kettner against the cage.
Kettner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kettner lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Steelaria manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steelaria controls Kettner momentarily but Kettner frees himself.
Kettner advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelaria is trying to stand.

Steelaria is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kettner has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kettner pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Steelaria is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kettner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harald Kettner!