PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ares Espiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SG Custom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Espiro
vs
Custom

185 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
24
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ares Espiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, SG Custom!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Custom throws a right hand that Espiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Espiro also avoids with ease.

Custom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Espiro tries to break the clinch but Custom is controlling the position.
Custom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Espiro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Custom is trying to trip Espiro. He has hold of a leg but Espiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Custom persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Espiro trying to keep a closed guard but Custom is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Custom wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Espiro's closed guard. He's half up but Espiro has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Espiro pivots and extends the arm, Custom falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Espiro! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ares Espiro!