PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Pekka Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake McThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartikainen comes into the arena with Eminem: Just Don't Give a Fuck blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Blake McThai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pekka Hartikainen
vs
McThai

184 cm
18
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Olli Pekka Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake McThai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McThai motions for Hartikainen to come forward. McThai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Hartikainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hartikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but McThai is retaining full guard.
Hartikainen passes McThai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Hartikainen wants to work for an arm triangle but McThai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McThai is trying to maintain the position but Hartikainen is very close to passing his half guard.

Hartikainen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McThai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hartikainen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McThai is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartikainen is trying to control the action in half guard but McThai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hartikainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McThai is just riding it out for now. Hartikainen eventually gives up the hold.
Hartikainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McThai's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hartikainen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McThai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Olli Pekka Hartikainen!