PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Pleasures has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Knock Out's chin.

Out
vs
Pleasures

155 cm
29
153 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

174 cm
31
158 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out avoids the head kick by Pleasures.

Pleasures drives through and clinches with Out against the cage.
Pleasures taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Out fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pleasures manages to avoid it.
Out misses with a straight left.
Pleasures slips a straight right by Out.
A head kick misses from Pleasures.
Out connects with a single shot there.
Out throws a shot to the body.
Out takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pleasures looks to land a right hand but Out moved out of range.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Pleasures.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Pleasures finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Out bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pleasures misses with a head kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pleasures.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pleasures happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pleasures landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Out might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Check out the look on Pleasures's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pleasures throws an elbow but Out slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pleasures trying to control the action but Out is working from the bottom.

Pleasures is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Out knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pleasures tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures wants to lay and pray for a moment but Out keeps working.

Pleasures has hold of Out's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Out tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pleasures cranks the arm and Out screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Out, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Pleasures!
John Pleasures decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.