PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between christoph gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Draga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

gale
vs
Draga

195 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, christoph gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Draga!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draga shoots for a double leg takedown but gale sprawls well. He's pushed Draga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has gale pinned against the cage. gale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

gale closes the distance and clinches.

gale breaks from the clinch.

gale closes the distance and clinches.
gale gets underhooks to prevent Draga's takedown attempt.
christoph gale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Draga.

gale decides to pull guard.

Draga is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draga looks gassed!
gale has control of Draga's left arm, preventing Draga from doing any damage.

gale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draga is sitting in close to gale's body. gale has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Draga is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Draga is tapping! That was a very nice submission by gale.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). christoph gale!