PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emmu Eliasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Tainio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Eliasson
vs
Tainio

177 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmu Eliasson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Tainio!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tainio fails to land with a series of punches.

Eliasson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eliasson is trying to control. Tainio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eliasson lands with a punch from half guard.
Eliasson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tainio moves into full guard.
Eliasson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tainio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eliasson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tainio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eliasson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tainio looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Eliasson is defending well. Tainio quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Eliasson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tainio celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teemu Tainio!
A victorious Teemu Tainio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.