PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kuyrpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Kuyrpa has chosen Armi Ja Danny - I Want To Love You Tender as his entrance music. 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.

Lankari
vs
Kuyrpa

177 cm
23
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kuyrpa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuyrpa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lankari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kuyrpa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lankari's best efforts.
Kuyrpa tries to roll over but Lankari keeps him under control.

Kuyrpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kuyrpa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lankari escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lankari!
Kuyrpa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuyrpa is trying to control Lankari's posture but Lankari avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyrpa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lankari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lankari stands up.
Lankari shoots and misses
and Kuyrpa counters with a one-two to the body.
Lankari doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuyrpa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lankari's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Lankari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lankari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuyrpa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kuyrpa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lankari pulls his head out easily.
Lankari is thwarting Kuyrpa's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kuyrpa is defending against the submission attempts here by Lankari.
Kuyrpa is staying active underneath Lankari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuyrpa pushes Lankari off looking to stand but Lankari dives back in and keeps control.
Lankari prevents Kuyrpa from improving his position.
Lankari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuyrpa keeps working.
Kuyrpa is trying to get back to full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Hans Lankari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice sprawl there from Kuyrpa as Lankari shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyrpa stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
Lankari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kuyrpa shoots in and gets a takedown into Lankari's guard.
Lankari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuyrpa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lankari keeping full guard, as Kuyrpa tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kuyrpa gets to his feet. Lankari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Lankari gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuyrpa gets back to full guard.

Kuyrpa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lankari frees his head nicely. Oh but Kuyrpa has switched to an armbar! Lankari is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jorma Kuyrpa!