PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pivo Salamander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meikalainen has chosen Säkkijärven polkka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pivo Salamander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Salamander
vs
Meikalainen

178 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pivo Salamander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meikalainen as he avoids it easily.
Salamander moves out of range of the body kick.
Salamander will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pivo Salamander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Salamander gets caught flat footed, as Meikalainen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Salamander is looking for a triangle but Meikalainen pushes his legs off easily.
Salamander working a defensive guard here.
Salamander throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Meikalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salamander looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Meikalainen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Salamander tries to roll over but Meikalainen keeps him under control.
Meikalainen slows the pace down in half guard.
Salamander is staying active underneath Meikalainen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamander is trying to get back to full guard.
Meikalainen is tying to control. Salamander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Salamander looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salamander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meikalainen counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pivo Salamander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salamander is breathing heavily.
Salamander shoots and misses
and Meikalainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meikalainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Salamander drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salamander passes Meikalainen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Salamander is trying for a kimura here. Meikalainen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Salamander wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pivo Salamander!