PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezaia Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Serizawa
vs
Nilsson

184 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezaia Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Serizawa rushes Nilsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsson lands an elbow inside that Serizawa shrugs off.

It looks like Tamao Serizawa has been cut.

Nilsson pulls guard effortlessly.
Serizawa won't allow Nilsson to get back to his feet.
Nilsson is trying to keep Serizawa in close.
Serizawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Serizawa drops back looking for a leg! Nilsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nilsson manages to kick Serizawa off! Serizawa jumps back into Nilsson's guard.
Serizawa pushing down on Nilsson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serizawa is looking to advance position but Nilsson won't allow it.
Nilsson tries to get to full guard but Serizawa has control of the leg.

Serizawa 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.
Nilsson tries to get to full guard but Serizawa has control of the leg.
Serizawa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nilsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Serizawa slows the pace down in half guard.

Serizawa is looking for a kimura but Nilsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Serizawa to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa works his way into side control.
Nilsson struggling a bit here.
Nilsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Serizawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Nilsson reaches up around Serizawa's neck trying to control. But Serizawa takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Nilsson! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Nilsson is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Serizawa celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tamao Serizawa!