QFC Tournament 356 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myron Echoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solid Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Echoes
vs
Chin

184 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myron Echoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solid Chin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin wants to clinch.
Chin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Echoes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Echoes throws a jab but it's blocked by Chin.
Chin wants to clinch up but Echoes keeps it at a distance.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Echoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Echoes blocks a head kick by Chin.
Chin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chin tries to clinch up

and Echoes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chin is looking to escape.

Echoes seems to be working for a kimura but Chin defends the submission attempt.
Chin pushes Echoes off looking to stand but Echoes dives back in and keeps control.
Echoes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chin!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Echoes has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Chin is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Myron Echoes!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hubbe Pansarvagn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaap Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pansarvagn
vs
Stam

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hubbe Pansarvagn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaap Stam!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam shoots for a takedown but Pansarvagn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pansarvagn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stam's half guard.
Stam wants to control but Pansarvagn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pansarvagn wants to free his trapped foot but Stam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stam trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stam tries to hold on but Pansarvagn pushes him away.
Pansarvagn prevents Stam from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Pansarvagn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pansarvagn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam tries to hold on but Pansarvagn postures up.
Pansarvagn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stam tries to control the position but Pansarvagn now has his back.
Stam has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pansarvagn.

Pansarvagn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stam is defending well though. Pansarvagn let's go of the attempt for now.
Pansarvagn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stam on the ground.
Stam turns into Pansarvagn and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam wants to control from the top but Pansarvagn keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pansarvagn is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stam preventing the sweep.
Stam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pansarvagn is looking for a triangle but Stam pushes his legs off easily.
Stam trying to control the position from guard on top but Pansarvagn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pansarvagn has Stam pulled in close to control his posture.

Stam drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pansarvagn dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stam trying to control the position.
Pansarvagn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stam wants to sweep here but Pansarvagn controlling him for the moment.
Stam looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaap Stam wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pansarvagn clinches with his opponent.
Pansarvagn leaning against his opponent.
Stam can't get the takedown.
Pansarvagn stops a takedown attempt from Stam.
Hubbe Pansarvagn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaap Stam.

Pansarvagn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pansarvagn wants to pass the guard but Stam is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pansarvagn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hubbe Pansarvagn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pansarvagn slaps away a takedown attempt from Stam, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pansarvagn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pansarvagn is taking a breather. Stam says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hubbe Pansarvagn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stam has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pansarvagn. Oh but Stam has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pansarvagn goes limp - he's gone! Stam jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaap Stam!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between bb ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Persian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ss
vs
Persian

170 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, bb ss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Persian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ss closes the distance and clinches.
Persian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persian misses with a knee strike.
Persian managing to block the knees to the body from ss.
Persian crunches a lovely knee into ss's ribcage.
Persian landing knees to the body.
Persian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Persian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Persian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Persian displaying some good clinch control by pressing ss up against the cage.
Persian with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Persian.
ss tries to land a knee to the head but Persian blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Persian lands a nice knee to the body.
Persian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
ss misses with a knee strike.
Persian connects with a knee to the head.
Persian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ss.
Persian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Persian looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persian trying to land knees to the body.
ss avoids the elbow strike from Persian, against the cage.
Persian throws an elbow that misses.
ss misses with a knee strike.
ss connects with a knee to the head.
Persian tries a knee to the head but ss blocks it.
ss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Persian is defending well for now.
Persian connects with a knee to the head.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
ss throws a punch but it's blocked by Persian.
ss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Persian's face.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
ss blocks the elbow strike.
Persian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persian blocks it with crossed arms.
Persian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ss crunches a lovely knee into Persian's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ss trying to land knees to the body.
ss misses with a knee strike.
ss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ss connects with a knee to the head.
ss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
ss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ss misses with a knee to the head.
ss lands with a left to the head.
ss lands a knee to the head.
ss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Persian tries to land a knee to the head but ss blocks with his arms.
ss with a knee to the head.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
ss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Persian.
Persian takes a knee to the side of the body.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
ss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ss misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Persian.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
Persian missing with knees to the body.
ss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
ss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Persian is defending well for now.
ss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ss tries to land knees in the clinch but Persian avoids the damage to the body.
ss blocks an elbow strike from Persian.
ss trying to land knees to the body.
Persian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Persian misses with an elbow strike.
ss lands a knee to the body.
ss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Persian's face.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Persian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Persian has ss pressed against the cage.
Persian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ss is keeping busy.
Persian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
ss misses with a short punch on the inside.
ss misses with a knee strike.
Persian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Persian breaks from the clinch.

ss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ss missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Persian tries to stall but ss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Persian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
ss lands a hook to the side of the head.
ss managing to block the knees to the body from Persian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bb ss dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Persian misses with a knee strike.
ss trying to land knees to the body.
Persian pushes off an throws an elbow but ss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Persian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Persian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persian misses with a knee strike.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
ss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persian blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from ss.
Persian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from ss.
ss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Persian misses with a knee strike.
ss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ss missing with knees to the body.
Persian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ss looking to throw knees to the head but Persian is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ss misses with a knee strike.
Persian lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by ss.
ss looking to throw knees to the head but Persian is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for ss.
ss landing knees to the body.
Persian looking to slow down the pace here.
ss connects with a knee to the head.
ss tries to land knees in the clinch but Persian avoids the damage to the body.
ss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Persian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Persian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
ss lands a knee to the body.
ss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
ss avoiding damage as Persian throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Persian is defending well for now.
Persian managing to block the knees to the body from ss.
Persian tries a knee to the head but ss blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ss landing knees to the head.
Persian takes a knee right on the jaw!
ss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through ss's defenses.
ss dodges an elbow strike from Persian.
ss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persian blocks it with crossed arms.
Persian is trying to push ss away but ss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Persian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
ss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ss tries a knee to the head but Persian blocks it.
A knee to the head by Persian.
ss missing with knees to the body.
ss working aggressively here.
Persian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Persian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
ss lands a good knee to the midsection. Persian won't want to take too many of those.
bb ss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Persian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persian lands an elbow inside that ss shrugs off.
ss looking to throw knees to the head but Persian is blocking nicely.
ss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Persian misses with a knee strike.
Persian looking to throw knees to the head but ss is blocking nicely.
ss trying to land knees to the body.
ss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Persian backwards.
ss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Persian tries to land knees in the clinch but ss avoids the damage to the body.
Persian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
ss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Persian avoids it.
ss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Persian throws a knee to the head but misses.
ss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Persian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
ss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Persian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ss scores with a knee to the head.
ss avoiding damage as Persian throws knees to the body.
Persian tries to circle away but ss has him pinned against the cage.
ss missing with knees to the body.
Persian taking a breather.
ss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Persian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ss blocks it with crossed arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ss lands a knee to the head.
ss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Persian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. ss is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ss with a knee to the head.

Persian manages to break the clinch.

ss moves into the clinch.
ss misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bb ss dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

ss has closed the distance and engaged Persian in a clinch.
ss avoiding damage as Persian throws knees to the body.
Persian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
ss throws a knee to the head but misses.
ss connects with a knee to the head.

Persian is rocked!
Persian working ss over with knees to the body.
Persian is still on wobbly legs! Can ss finish him?
ss lands a big knee! That's hurt Persian! Oh, he's all over the place! ss lands another knee that sends Persian to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bb ss!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liubomir Panayotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panayotov
vs
Cooper

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liubomir Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Panayotov drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cooper striking off his back but it's not causing Panayotov any problems.
Cooper is looking to sweep but instead, Panayotov has passed into half guard.

Panayotov seems to be looking for submissions.
Panayotov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panayotov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Panayotov seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.

Panayotov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cooper could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Panayotov has cracked it and Cooper is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Panayotov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Liubomir Panayotov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kacper Golan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Golan
vs
Law

165 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kacper Golan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Law misses.

Golan clinches with his opponent.
Law comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Law tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Law is looking to break free of the clinch but Golan has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Golan as Law tries to tie him up.
Law lands a good knee to the midsection. Golan won't want to take too many of those.
Law using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Law misses with a knee strike.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golan looking to stall.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law stalling in the clinch but Golan improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law looking to throw knees to the head but Golan is blocking nicely.
Golan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Law is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Law tries a knee to the head but Golan blocks it.
Law misses with a knee strike.
Law managing to block the knees to the body from Golan.

Golan gets control of Law's arms and successfully pulls guard. Golan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Golan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Law defends it easily.
Golan keeping moving, preventing Law from controlling successfully.
Golan is pulling down on Law's head to control his posture.
Golan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golan wants to stand up but Law is controlling him.
Law tries to stand but Golan is controlling from the bottom.
Golan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Golan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Law tries to kick Golan off but Golan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golan controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Law is defending against the submission attempts here by Golan.
Golan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Law knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Law wants to stand back up but Golan manages to pass into side control.
Law is looking for a sweep.
Golan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Golan drags him back down.
Law holding on.
Golan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kacper Golan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Golan fails with the takedown.
Law pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Golan.
Law defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Golan.
Law scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Golan misses with the combination.
Golan ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Golan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Golan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Law slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golan moves away.

Law closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Law lands an elbow that stopped Golan in his tracks for a moment.
Golan tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Law to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacper Golan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Golan is keeping busy.
Law tries a knee to the head but Golan blocks it.
Law with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law trying to control the position but instead, Golan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Law into the cage.
Golan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Golan keeps control of Law as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Law smiles and moves away.
Golan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golan blocks a jab.
Golan ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Golan moves out of range of the body kick.
Law is breathing heavily.
Law waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golan.
Kacper Golan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Law throws a shot to the body.
Law looks for the body kick but Golan saw that one coming.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Law sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Golan somewhat.
Golan slips a straight right by Law.
Law looks to land a left hand but Golan moved out of range nicely.
Law throws a hook to the side of Golan's head but Golan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Golan feints and as Law raises his hands in defense, Golan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to get back to his feet but Golan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Law keeping full guard, as Golan tries to pass.
Golan slips nicely into half guard.

Golan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Law sees it coming and defends easily.
Law pushes Golan off looking to stand but Golan dives back in and keeps control.
Golan trying to mount his opponent but Law defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golan wants to stand up but Law has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Law is staying active underneath Golan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Golan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Law controls his leg.
Law is positioning himself well to prevent Golan advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Golan trying to control from half guard but Law is working away.

Kacper Golan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Law throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Law showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Golan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Law did well to prevent Golan getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law wants to get back to his feet.
Law trying to control from the bottom.
Golan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Golan in particular looking to stall.
Law takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Law is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Law thows a body shot but no joy.
Marshall Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law throws a big shot that misses.
Law is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Law goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Law tries to sprawl but Golan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Golan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Law taking some punishment here, with Golan in his half guard.
Law is looking to control Golan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Law avoid being mounted?
Golan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Law is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Golan prevents Law from standing back up.
Golan slips a nice elbow through Law's hands, connecting with Law's forehead.
Law has hold of Golan's hands but Golan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golan moves into full mount! Law won't be happy about that!
Law is looking to get to half guard.
Golan looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to reverse the position but Golan maintains control.

Golan working for a guillotine from mount but Law is in no mood to give up.
Law working to try and regain half guard.
Law tries to hold on but Golan pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Golan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Golan with shots to the head and body - Law looks very uncomfortable down there.
Law tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Golan controlling the position easily from mount.
Golan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Law for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Golan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Law has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kacper Golan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Golan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Kacper Golan!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Kacper Golan!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Kacper Golan!

Kacper Golan wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crone Daris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Daris
vs
Paul

181 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crone Daris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Paul!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daris scores with a sloppy right hand. Paul should have avoided that one.
Daris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
Paul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daris avoids the head kick by Paul.
Daris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Paul misses.
Daris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Daris looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daris throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Daris both land. Nice combination.
Daris lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul misses with a right hand
letting Daris counter with a right hand.
Crone Daris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daris lands a right hook to the body.
Daris throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lets loose with a powerful body kick. Daris will feel that in the morning.
Daris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paul finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Daris is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul lands the left hand.

It looks like Crone Daris has been cut.
Daris avoids the body shot from Paul.
Daris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paul moves away.

Paul steps into range and cracks Daris with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Daris flops backwards and Paul dives into his guard looking to finish!

Daris is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Daris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is in close to Daris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paul postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Daris covers up, he's hurt! Paul keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Paul and the ref steps in to end the fight! Paul can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Paul!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Voa Bruxao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Maksberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bruxao
vs
Maksberg

175 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Voa Bruxao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jasper Maksberg!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Maksberg misses.
Maksberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maksberg tries to clinch but Bruxao is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maksberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Maksberg clinches up with Bruxao and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruxao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maksberg leaning against his opponent.
Maksberg tries to pull guard but Bruxao won't allow it.
Maksberg can't get the takedown.
Maksberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruxao is keeping busy.
Bruxao working hard to break the clinch.
Maksberg wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruxao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Voa Bruxao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Maksberg.
Maksberg prevents Bruxao from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruxao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maksberg has him pressed against the cage.
Maksberg takes a shot to the head.
Bruxao has Maksberg pushed against the cage.
Maksberg misses with a punch to the body.
Maksberg tries to pull guard but Bruxao won't allow it.

Maksberg breaks the clinch.
Bruxao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruxao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maksberg momentarily.
Maksberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruxao misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao leaves Maksberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maksberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruxao could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maksberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maksberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruxao.
Bruxao misses with a looping right.
Maksberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruxao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Bruxao.
Maksberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruxao circles away quickly and effectively.
Maksberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bruxao counters with a left and a right that stings Maksberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao lands a jab to the nose.
Bruxao lands a jab-cross combination.
Maksberg tries to clinch but Bruxao is having none of it.
Maksberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruxao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maksberg ducks under a wild hook from Bruxao.
Bruxao just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruxao digs a good body shot into Maksberg's ribs.
Maksberg tries to clinch but Bruxao moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maksberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruxao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maksberg looks winded!
Maksberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruxao just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bruxao breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Bruxao finds it's target.
Bruxao lands a two punch combo.
Maksberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruxao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bruxao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Maksberg has Bruxao pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maksberg pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bruxao tumbling to the mat - Maksberg dives into Bruxao's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruxao trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Voa Bruxao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bruxao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruxao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maksberg tries to clinch
enabling Bruxao to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruxao misses with a looping right.

Maksberg moves into range and clinches up with Bruxao.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruxao.
Maksberg tries for a takedown but Bruxao manages to get underhooks.
Maksberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruxao pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruxao's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruxao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bruxao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maksberg doesn't seem phased though.
Maksberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruxao throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Bruxao. Beautiful body shot.
Bruxao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maksberg momentarily.
Maksberg moves in looking to clinch but Bruxao pushes him off.
Maksberg throws a series of punches but Bruxao moves out of range.
Bruxao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maksberg rushes Bruxao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Maksberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maksberg slips under a jab from Bruxao.
Maksberg tries to clinch but Bruxao moves out of range.
Maksberg slips under a jab.
Maksberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Voa Bruxao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Maksberg.
Maksberg is breathing heavily.
Bruxao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maksberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruxao is fending him off so far but Maksberg persists. Nope, Bruxao circles away and we're back to standing.
Good shot there by Bruxao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao throws a hook to the side of Maksberg's head but Maksberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruxao punishes Maksberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Maksberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jasper Maksberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruxao connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from Bruxao finds it's target.
Bruxao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruxao misses with a straight right.
Maksberg throws a head kick that misses.

Maksberg looking to score a takedown here. Bruxao is defending well but Maksberg drives through and ends up in Bruxao's guard.
Bruxao wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao wants to get back to his feet but Maksberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruxao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bruxao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bruxao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maksberg controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maksberg with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Voa Bruxao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bruxao scores with a sloppy right hand. Maksberg should have avoided that one.
Maksberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruxao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maksberg.
Maksberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruxao circles away.
Bruxao scores with a hook.
Maksberg shoots in but Bruxao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maksberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maksberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maksberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maksberg misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maksberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Maksberg is looking to clinch.
Maksberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruxao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maksberg throws out a loose jab but Bruxao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maksberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruxao swivels and escapes.
Maksberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruxao connects with a jab.
Maksberg walks into a stiff left hand from Bruxao.
Bruxao scores with a jab. Maksberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruxao lands with a shot to the body.
Bruxao throws a lazy right hand but Maksberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maksberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruxao finds it's way round the side to connect with Maksberg's head.
Bruxao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruxao cracks Maksberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruxao cracks Maksberg with an open hand slap.
Maksberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maksberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruxao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maksberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Voa Bruxao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Maksberg.
Maksberg takes one to the side of the head.
Bruxao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maksberg.
Maksberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruxao throws a big shot that misses.
Maksberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruxao swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao clobbers Maksberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maksberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maksberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maksberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruxao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maksberg.
Bruxao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maksberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Voa Bruxao is winning the standup battle so far.
Maksberg tries to bum rush Bruxao with a series of wild strikes but Bruxao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruxao connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruxao jabs Maksberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruxao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jasper Maksberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maksberg's hands.
Maksberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruxao manages to avoid it.
Bruxao clobbers Maksberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruxao connects with a right hand. Maksberg shakes it off.
Bruxao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maksberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maksberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruxao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruxao swats away the attempt to clinch by Maksberg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Voa Bruxao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruxao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Voa Bruxao!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Voa Bruxao!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Voa Bruxao!

Voa Bruxao wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unanimous Decision (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Decision
vs
Pacquiao

176 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Unanimous Decision!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decision misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decision throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacquiao on the side of the head.

It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Decision looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pacquiao gets a double leg takedown into Decision's guard.
Pacquiao seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pacquiao postures up in Decision's guard and throws a big left but Decision blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacquiao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decision works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decision on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decision tries to get out of the position.
Pacquiao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pacquiao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pacquiao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Decision is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Pacquiao 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.
Pacquiao controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao passes Decision's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pacquiao frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pacquiao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Pacquiao.
A nice elbow there by Pacquiao.
Decision really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pacquiao in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Decision is looking to get to half guard.

Pacquiao has isolated one of Decision's arms. Decision looking to fight him off but Pacquiao twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manny Pacquiao!