PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Vippera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vippera
vs
Graf

175 cm
21
156 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saku Vippera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Graf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf fails with a takedown attempt.

Vippera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graf's half guard.
Graf throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vippera is controlling the pace.
Graf missing with punches from the bottom.

Vippera escapes and gets back to his feet.

Graf gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vippera to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Graf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vippera defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graf is looking to sinch up a triangle. Vippera throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Graf's body to avoid the submission. Graf has instead reached around Vippera's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Graf arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Artem Graf!