PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Rounikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huey Freeman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rounikki
vs
Freeman

175 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Rounikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rounikki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Freeman controlling the position for now.

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

Rounikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freeman looks like he's trying to stand up.

Rounikki is trying to work for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rounikki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freeman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rounikki is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jeremi Rounikki!