PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 3766 p4p, 24805 weight class) and Saidmohmad Usamov (ranked 405 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Slice
vs
Usamov

175 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saidmohmad Usamov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Usamov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee asks Usamov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Usamov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Slice bucks up and tries to throw Usamov off but instead Usamov has got his back!
Usamov punishes Slice with strikes from the back mount.
Slice is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slice tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Usamov sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Slice to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saidmohmad Usamov!