PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Jaakonpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jaakonpoika
vs
Brown

180 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Dark Storm Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Jaakonpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaakonpoika tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.

Jaakonpoika bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jaakonpoika fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jaakonpoika trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Jaakonpoika is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jaakonpoika working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jaakonpoika working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Jaakonpoika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaakonpoika tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Dick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jaakonpoika's guard.

Jaakonpoika is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brown has his hands clasped together but Jaakonpoika extends an breaks Brown's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jaakonpoika.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lalli Jaakonpoika!