PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Power has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Smirnoff
vs
Power

200 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Smirnoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Power!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Power instigates a clinch.
Smirnoff looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Smirnoff is fighting off a takedown attempt but Power is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smirnoff to the mat. Smirnoff regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Power not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Power gets to his feet - Smirnoff follows without any prompting.
Power throws a combination. Smirnoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Igor Smirnoff has been cut.

Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Power shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Let's hope that Power has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Power stands up and waves to Smirnoff to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smirnoff tries for a takedown but Power circles away easily

and Power counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smirnoff!
Power looking to control and managing it successfully.

Smirnoff is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Power locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Smirnoff is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Power!