PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Albert might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Godsmack!. Belikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Grigori Belikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Albert
vs
Belikov

204 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

201 cm
22
305 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Valhalla War Gear

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov throws a leg kick but Albert moved away.
Albert is looking to clinch but Belikov is avoiding it.
Albert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Belikov darts in and clinches Albert up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belikov throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albert.
Albert working hard to break the clinch.
Albert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belikov lands a shoulder strike.
Belikov has a couple of punches blocked by Albert.
Belikov tries a body shot but Albert blocks it.

Albert has picked Belikov up - he's going for a ride! Albert dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Belikov wants to control but Albert is keeping busy.
Belikov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Albert.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Albert!
Poor strikes thrown by Belikov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belikov breaks from Albert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belikov unloads with some shots from mount but Albert bucks and avoids them well.
Albert wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Belikov.
Belikov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Albert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Albert is looking to get to half guard.
Belikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belikov breaks from Albert's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Albert takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Belikov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Belikov!