PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Muna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sika. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saarinen
vs
Muna

182 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Saarinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Muna!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen throws a right and a left that Muna avoids nicely.
Muna dodges the punch combination from Saarinen.
Muna moves out of range as Saarinen strikes.

Saarinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Muna tries to bench press Saarinen off him but Saarinen keeps the position.

Saarinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Muna is defending well.

Saarinen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Muna rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Saarinen's guard! Nice work there by Muna!
Saarinen keeping moving, preventing Muna from controlling successfully.

Saarinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Muna is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Saarinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Muna's back instead.
Muna wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen is trying to stick to Muna's back but Muna is turning into Saarinen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Saarinen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Muna.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Saarinen looking for a guillotine here but Muna defends easily.
Muna postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saarinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saarinen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Muna looking to pass the guard.
Muna loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saarinen throws a body punch but Muna moves out of range.
Muna lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Muna.
Muna lands a jab.

Muna looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saarinen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Muna is trying to control the action in half guard but Saarinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Saarinen pushes Muna off and gets back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muna!

Saarinen is rocked!
Muna connects with a superb combination that knocks Saarinen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Muna before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Saarinen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arto Muna!
Arto Muna is the new lightweight champion!