PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egrek Sulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soviet Anthem. The key to victory for Egrek Sulami has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sulami
vs
Petrovich

182 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egrek Sulami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sulami throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sulami looks to land a combination but Petrovich avoids it well.
Sulami digs a good hook to Petrovich's body.
Sulami looks to land a combination but Petrovich avoids it well.
Sulami misses with a two punch combination.
Petrovich slips a jab and a cross from Sulami.
Petrovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sulami.
Egrek Sulami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sulami throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sulami keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sulami finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrovich's head.

Petrovich gets the takedown into side control.

Petrovich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sulami has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sulami taking a bit of punishment here - Petrovich scoring with strikes.
Petrovich working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich takes a little break here. Sulami wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sulami avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Petrovich.
Sulami managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Petrovich.
Petrovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sulami keeps working.
Petrovich in side control, throwing shots but Sulami defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Petrovich in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sulami parries the strikes from Petrovich easily there. Petrovich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sulami to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sulami scores with a nice right hand.
Sulami looks to land a combination. Petrovich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sulami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sulami is breathing heavily.
Sulami lands a head shot.
Petrovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Sulami misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Sulami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sulami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrovich.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Petrovich connects with a nice short shot to Sulami's temple.
Petrovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sulami defending well though.
Still in half guard, Petrovich seems content to control.
Petrovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sulami's head.
Sulami is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich wants to pass to mount but Sulami is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Petrovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Sulami lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sulami misses with a two punch combination.
Egrek Sulami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sulami if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sulami.
Sulami misses with a few strikes there.
Petrovich misses with a wild combination.
Sulami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Petr Petrovich has been cut.
Sulami connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Petrovich is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sulami connects with a stiff jab that staggers Petrovich - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Egrek Sulami!