PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mamabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Bakunin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mamabama
vs
Bakunin

219 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Mamabama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bakunin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamabama keeping moving, preventing Bakunin from controlling successfully.
Bakunin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mamabama kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bakunin looking to pass the guard.
Bakunin slips nicely into half guard.
Bakunin is keen to just control but Mamabama is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin not doing much here.
Bakunin is trying to control. Mamabama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Bakunin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mamabama defend it? Bakunin steps over the head and cranks it - Mamabama is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bakunin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikhail Bakunin!