PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orvar Saefstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu comes to the ring accompanied by Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heiluu
vs
Saefstrom

176 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

174 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orvar Saefstrom!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Saefstrom.
Saefstrom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saefstrom misses with a head kick.
Saefstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Saefstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heiluu circles away quickly and effectively.
Saefstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heiluu slips a straight right by Saefstrom.
Saefstrom swinging wildly here.
Heiluu slips a jab and a cross from Saefstrom.
Saefstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Heiluu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Heiluu lands in his opponent's guard.
Heiluu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saefstrom keeping full guard, as Heiluu tries to pass.
Heiluu throwing strikes from guard but Saefstrom blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Heiluu postures up in Saefstrom's guard and throws a big left but Saefstrom blocks it.
Heiluu passes Saefstrom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Heiluu is looking for a kimura here.
Heiluu looks to land a strike but Saefstrom avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heiluu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Heiluu throws a big right hand that misses.
Heiluu with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saefstrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heiluu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saefstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heiluu connects with a couple of short punches.
Heiluu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saefstrom is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Saefstrom looks gassed!

Heiluu is trying to get an arm triangle but Saefstrom is defending well.
Saefstrom tries to improve position but can't.
Heiluu is working Saefstrom over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Heiluu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Heiluu is trying to ground and pound but Saefstrom uses the momentary lack of control by Heiluu to regain half guard.

Heiluu is working for a kimura but Saefstrom is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heiluu lands a nice short elbow.

Heiluu is trying to work for a kimura but Saefstrom is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saefstrom trying to control from the bottom.
Heiluu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heiluu lands a nice short elbow.
Heiluu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Saefstrom is defending against the submission attempts here by Heiluu.
Heiluu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Heiluu trying to work for an americana but Saefstrom has managed to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heiluu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Heiluu fails with a takedown attempt.
Saefstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Saefstrom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saefstrom looks to land a combination but Heiluu avoids it well.
A punch combination from Saefstrom misses.
A left and a right from Saefstrom both land. Nice combination.
Saefstrom is breathing heavily.
Saefstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saefstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saefstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orvar Saefstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Saefstrom misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saefstrom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saefstrom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saefstrom misses with a low kick.
A combination from Saefstrom does no damage.

Heiluu gets the takedown into side control.
Heiluu grinds an elbow into Saefstrom's temple.
Heiluu scoring with punches from side control.

Heiluu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Heiluu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Heiluu has hold of Saefstrom's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Saefstrom tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Heiluu cranks the arm and Saefstrom screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Saefstrom, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cassit Heiluu!