PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Utevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusha Metelkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Utevich
vs
Metelkin

195 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
18
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorgen Utevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dusha Metelkin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metelkin fails with the takedown.

Metelkin shoots in and bounces Utevich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Metelkin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Utevich keeping moving, preventing Metelkin from controlling successfully.
Utevich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Metelkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utevich looking for a sweep. Not yet Utevich, not yet.
Metelkin works over Utevich with some ground and pound from guard.
Metelkin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Utevich wants to stand up but Metelkin is controlling him.
Metelkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Utevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Utevich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Utevich wants to stand up but Metelkin is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Utevich slaps away a takedown attempt from Metelkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Utevich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Metelkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Utevich tries to circle away but Metelkin has him pinned against the cage.

Utevich breaks the clinch.
Utevich works over Metelkin's head and body with a nice combination.
Utevich lands with a straight right. Metelkin didn't see that one coming.
Utevich throws a one two combo.
Metelkin looks gassed!
Utevich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Utevich lands a hook that stumbles Metelkin back into the cage. Utevich follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Metelkin to the canvas! Utevich pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Metelkin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jorgen Utevich!