PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between raphael Yunita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grounden Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yunita
vs
Pound

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, raphael Yunita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grounden Pound!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yunita takes the fight into the clinch.
Yunita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pound prevents it.
Pound looking for a takedown.
Yunita stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Pound scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yunita prevents the takedown attempt.
Yunita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pound fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yunita swats away the attempt to clinch by Pound.
Pound moves in looking to clinch but Yunita pushes him off.

Yunita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pound napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yunita controls the position.

Yunita tries for a kimura but Pound is defending well.
Pound wants to control but Yunita postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yunita lands an elbow.
Pound is looking for a sweep.
Yunita scoring with punches and elbows.
Pound is letting Yunita control him for a moment.
Pound tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yunita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Yunita is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pound is trying to escape and Yunita transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pound is forced to tap! Nice work there by Yunita! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). raphael Yunita!