PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brynjar Skjeggestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Disamsam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Disamsam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Skjeggestad
vs
Disamsam

177 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brynjar Skjeggestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Disamsam!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disamsam tries to clinch up but Skjeggestad circles away and keeps his distance.
Skjeggestad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disamsam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Disamsam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Skjeggestad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disamsam tries to clinch up

and Skjeggestad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Skjeggestad is pushing down on Disamsam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Disamsam is fighting to maintain full guard but Skjeggestad has managed to sneak the leg through.

Skjeggestad is looking for a kimura here.

Skjeggestad is working for a kimura but Disamsam is defending it quite comfortably.

Skjeggestad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Skjeggestad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Disamsam is trying to stand.

Skjeggestad looking for a submission but Disamsam manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Skjeggestad postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Disamsam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Skjeggestad, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam throws a big elbow that misses.
Disamsam throwing strikes from guard but Skjeggestad blocks nicely.

Skjeggestad is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Disamsam rolls with it to try and escape but Skjeggestad cranks on the arm and Disamsam is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brynjar Skjeggestad!