PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shovkat Khalilov (ranked 4378 p4p, 5472 weight class) and Will Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shovkat Khalilov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Khalilov
vs
Harris

189 cm
20
240
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
250
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shovkat Khalilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khalilov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harris to the ground. Khalilov is now in Harris's guard.

Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khalilov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Harris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khalilov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khalilov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Khalilov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Khalilov wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Khalilov frees his head nicely. Oh but Harris has switched to an armbar! Khalilov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Will Harris!