PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Svenstroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santara Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Svenstroem
vs
Amarillo

170 cm
18
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Lucid Nutrition

recos laboratory

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Svenstroem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santara Amarillo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenstroem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amarillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Amarillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svenstroem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amarillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenstroem wants to clinch up but Amarillo keeps it at a distance.
Svenstroem darts in trying to clinch
and Amarillo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amarillo lands a nice looking body kick.
Amarillo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amarillo throws a head kick but Svenstroem moves out of range.
Svenstroem tries to clinch but Amarillo moves out of range.
Amarillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Svenstroem instigates a clinch.
Svenstroem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amarillo has him pressed against the cage.
Amarillo trying to stall but Svenstroem improves his position.
Amarillo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amarillo tries a knee to the head but Svenstroem blocks it.
Amarillo is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with a knee strike.

Svenstroem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Svenstroem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Svenstroem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Svenstroem has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Amarillo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Svenstroem has tightened it up now! Amarillo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Magnus Svenstroem!
Magnus Svenstroem retains his lightweight title!