PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Raisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Mach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Raisi
vs
Mach

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
159 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Raisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jessie Mach!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Raisi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Raisi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mach is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raisi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Raisi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mach wants to improve his position but Raisi is controlling well.
Raisi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Raisi is looking for a kimura but Mach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raisi to get the leverage.
Raisi tries to pass to full mount but Mach defends it.
Mach is trying to control but can't.

Raisi 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! Mach is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalle Raisi!
Kalle Raisi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.