PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thin Zainse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Zainse
vs
Probert

168 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

161 cm
20
141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thin Zainse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Probert!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zainse wants to clinch.
Zainse tries to clinch but Probert is having none of it.
Probert swats away the attempt to clinch by Zainse.
Zainse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zainse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zainse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Probert shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Probert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zainse tries to get to full guard but Probert has control of the leg.
Probert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zainse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Probert prevents Zainse from improving his position.
Probert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zainse trying to control here.
Zainse is trying to stand back up but Probert is controlling him
Probert working Zainse over with strikes.
Probert uses his free foot to push down on Zainse's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zainse.
Zainse is bucking up trying to escape but Probert cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Probert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zainse is looking to improve his position but Probert isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert content just to control the position here.
Probert won't let Zainse get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zainse is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Probert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zainse?
Zainse is in all sorts of trouble here.

Probert working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Zainse turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Probert off and cradles Zainse's limp body as Probert celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Seth Probert!