PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Brovarnik (ranked 3201 p4p, 5262 weight class) and Lu Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Brovarnik
vs
Cheng

186 cm
22
182
4 - 5 - 0

199 cm
20
170
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexei Brovarnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lu Cheng!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brovarnik clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Brovarnik.
Brovarnik lands an elbow inside.
Cheng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cheng working hard to break the clinch.
Brovarnik crunches a lovely knee into Cheng's ribcage.
Cheng looks winded!
Brovarnik misses with a punch to the body.
Brovarnik crunches a lovely knee into Cheng's ribcage.
Brovarnik presses Cheng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brovarnik.

It looks like Lu Cheng has been cut.
Cheng is trying to pull guard but Brovarnik has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brovarnik.
Brovarnik has Cheng pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheng manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brovarnik pushes Cheng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheng letting Brovarnik take a breather here.
Brovarnik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Brovarnik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cheng up against the cage.
Brovarnik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Brovarnik as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brovarnik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cheng wants the takedown. Brovarnik is fighting it off but Cheng persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brovarnik's guard against the cage.

Brovarnik has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cheng should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brovarnik has tightened it up now! Cheng should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexei Brovarnik!