PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smee Again (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uruk Owraa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Again
vs
Owraa

182 cm
30
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smee Again!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uruk Owraa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owraa throws a lazy uppercut

and Again counters with a single leg into guard. Owraa didn't expect that.
Owraa controls Again momentarily but Again frees himself.
Again controlling from the top position.

Owraa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Owraa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Again stacks Owraa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Again!
Again takes a little break here. Owraa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owraa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Again wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Again taking a breather here.
Again working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Again trying to control the action but Owraa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owraa is looking for a sweep.
Owraa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Again postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Again working away.
Again trying to control the action but Owraa is working from the bottom.
Owraa is looking for a sweep.
Owraa is still trying to improve position.
Owraa is letting Again control him for a moment.
Again fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Again is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Owraa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Again landing a few strikes.
Owraa manages to get back to half guard.

Owraa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Again controlling the action here.
Again lands strikes from half guard.
Again stalling away here and it's allowed Owraa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Owraa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Again should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Owraa has tightened it up now! Again should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Uruk Owraa!
Uruk Owraa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.