PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Korsanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jr hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Korsanow
vs
hart

174 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Korsanow!
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, jr hart!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsanow just misses with a punch to the body.
hart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Korsanow is fending him off so far but hart persists. Nope, Korsanow circles away and we're back to standing.
hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Korsanow defends it nicely.
hart throws a sloppy head kick and Korsanow moves out of range easily.
Korsanow swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Korsanow darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hart trying to control here.

Korsanow decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korsanow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hart as he avoids it easily.
Korsanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
hart shoots and misses
and Korsanow counters with a three punch combo that has hart backing up. hart nods at Korsanow to acknowledge the strikes.
Mihail Korsanow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jr hart.
hart tries to clinch up.
Korsanow swings for the body but hart moves out of range.
Korsanow fails to land with a series of punches.
hart with a poor takedown
and Korsanow counters with a one-two to the body.
Korsanow is breathing heavily.

hart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - hart lands in his opponent's guard.
hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korsanow's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hart trying to control but Korsanow is working from the bottom.

Korsanow has an active guard here but hart has managed to pass into half guard.
hart is trying to control. Korsanow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

hart moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Korsanow.

hart stands up and beckons Korsanow to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hart misses with a takedown attempt

and Korsanow counters with a takedown into side control.

Korsanow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Korsanow tries for a kimura but hart is defending well.

Korsanow in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... hart is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mihail Korsanow!