PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 3823 p4p, 23612 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 146 p4p, 197 weight class). The Russian Giant kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Soda Popinski Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Russian Giant
vs
Stevenson

225 cm
29
300
11 - 9 - 0

200 cm
22
275
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian Giant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevenson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Konstantin The Russian Giant has been cut.

Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
The Russian Giant fails to pull guard.
Stevenson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Russian Giant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stevenson!
The Russian Giant gets to mount! Stevenson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
The Russian Giant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Russian Giant looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stevenson reaches up to try and control the position but The Russian Giant seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Stevenson rolls and tries to escape and now The Russian Giant has his back!
The Russian Giant controls the position.
Stevenson just trying to survive but The Russian Giant is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stevenson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

The Russian Giant has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Stevenson is defending well but eventually The Russian Giant manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Stevenson has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Konstantin The Russian Giant!
Konstantin The Russian Giant managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel, into his post fight interview.