PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jumalaton Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Whitewash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween Theme. Whitewash has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hirmu
vs
Whitewash

195 cm
25
193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jumalaton Hirmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Whitewash!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whitewash to score with a decent uppercut.
Whitewash lands a jab-cross combination.
Hirmu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitewash blocks a jab.
Hirmu throws a head kick that misses.

Whitewash shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hirmu is trying to defend but Whitewash finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whitewash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitewash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hirmu is looking to improve his position.
Whitewash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitewash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitewash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hirmu keeps working.
Whitewash missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitewash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewash not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hirmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitewash.
Whitewash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hirmu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitewash.
Whitewash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hirmu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitewash manages to avoid it.

Hirmu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whitewash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitewash is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hirmu off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitewash throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hirmu!
Hirmu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hirmu is breathing heavily.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Whitewash.
Whitewash landing with strikes.
Hirmu staying busy and making it hard for Whitewash to control.
Whitewash cracks Hirmu with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hirmu from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewash lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Whitewash.
Hirmu covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitewash lands punches and elbows.
Hirmu is trapped and Whitewash is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Will Whitewash go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hirmu takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Whitewash has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitewash lands shots from the back.
Hirmu trying to control the position but Whitewash manages to sink in the hooks.

Whitewash is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Hirmu has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Whitewash has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Hirmu taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Whitewash doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Whitewash!