PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Nurmelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leevi Leka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Nurmelainen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nurmelainen
vs
Leka

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Nurmelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leevi Leka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmelainen moves in looking to clinch but Leka pushes him off.
Nurmelainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leka is fending him off so far but Nurmelainen persists. Nope, Leka circles away and we're back to standing.
Nurmelainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leka pinned against the cage. Leka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmelainen wants to clinch up but Leka keeps it at a distance.
Leka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leevi Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmelainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Jari Nurmelainen has been cut.
Nurmelainen shoots in but Leka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Nurmelainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmelainen dodges the punch combination from Leka.
Nurmelainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Nurmelainen misses
and Leka counters with a nice body shot.
Nurmelainen is breathing heavily.
Leka tries to bum rush Nurmelainen with a series of wild strikes but Nurmelainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurmelainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Nurmelainen is rocked!
Nurmelainen shoots in for a takedown but Leka shows good takedown defense.
Oh Nurmelainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmelainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leka pinned against the cage. Leka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leka throws a nice looking combination but Nurmelainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Leka misses.
Nurmelainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Nurmelainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leka takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmelainen fails with the takedown.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leka connects with the punch.
Leka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmelainen fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leka throws a right hand that Nurmelainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmelainen also avoids with ease.
Leka throws a nice looking combination but Nurmelainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leka looks to land a combination but Nurmelainen avoids it well.
Leka scores with a jab.
Leka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leka fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmelainen shoots and misses
and Leka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Leka misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nurmelainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leka is trying to stand up here but Nurmelainen is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nurmelainen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Leka is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jari Nurmelainen!