PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sosed naprotiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

naprotiv
vs
Sichev

200 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

207 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed naprotiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sichev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sichev blocks a jab.
A jab from naprotiv misses.

Sichev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. naprotiv is trying to defend but Sichev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sichev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for naprotiv to stand up.
naprotiv misses with a hook. Sichev ducked under it nicely.
Sichev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
naprotiv misses with an uppercut.
naprotiv is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sichev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
naprotiv throws a shot from downtown. Sichev moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sichev.
Sichev looks to score with a jab to the body but naprotiv is just out of range.
naprotiv misses with a hook.
sosed naprotiv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sichev misses with a head kick.
naprotiv throws a lazy right hand but Sichev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
naprotiv loads up on a big right hand but Sichev slips the punch.
Sichev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
naprotiv circles away from the clinch attempt.
naprotiv misses the jab.

Sichev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. naprotiv manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev passes naprotiv's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Sichev escapes and gets back to his feet.

naprotiv gets caught flat footed, as Sichev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sichev content to stall in guard here.
Sichev looks gassed!
Sichev passes naprotiv's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sichev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sichev passes to full mount!
Sichev controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
naprotiv in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sichev controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sichev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sichev controlling the pace for now.
Sichev lands a big shot there that rocks naprotiv but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sichev controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Yuri Sichev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
naprotiv connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sichev's hands.

Sichev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. naprotiv is trying to defend but Sichev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Sichev has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can naprotiv defend it? Sichev steps over the head and cranks it - naprotiv is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sichev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Sichev!