PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marc Flamme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Marc Flamme is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gato
vs
Marc Flamme

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
252 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Gato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Marc Flamme!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gato scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gato darts in trying to clinch

and Flamme counters with a shoot takedown. Gato fights it but they end up in guard.
Flamme with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flamme sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gato's guard.
Gato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flamme.

Flamme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flamme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flamme 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.
Flamme uses his free foot to push down on Gato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gato.
Flamme controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flamme punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flamme postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gato looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Ari Gato has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flamme postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Gato out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Flamme goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Marc Flamme!