PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ameno - Era . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ograni
vs
Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preussen

183 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
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, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preussen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Preussen fails to land the takedown.
von Preussen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ograni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ograni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming von Preussen to the mat! von Preussen manages to get full guard.

von Preussen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ograni passes into half guard.
Ograni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Preussen is trying to stand up here but Ograni is controlling him well.
Ograni wants to free his trapped foot but von Preussen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ograni looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ograni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ograni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Preussen is trying to control but Ograni manages to pass to mount!

Ograni working for a guillotine from mount but von Preussen is in no mood to give up.
Ograni wants to control the pace but von Preussen is squirming around nicely.

Ograni stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Preussen throws a head kick that misses.
von Preussen shoots and misses

and Ograni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in von Preussen's guard.
Ograni postures up.
Ograni trying to control but von Preussen is working from the bottom.

Ograni drops back looking for a leg! von Preussen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and von Preussen manages to kick Ograni off! Ograni jumps back into von Preussen's guard.
Ograni is breathing heavily.
Ograni advances position into side control!
von Preussen can't do much from the bottom here.

Ograni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but von Preussen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Preussen can't do much from the bottom here.
Ograni wants to lay and pray for a moment but von Preussen keeps working.

Ograni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, von Preussen has escaped the position, nice work there.
von Preussen wants to control but Ograni postures up.
von Preussen throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
von Preussen struggling a bit here.

Ograni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
von Preussen can't do much from the bottom here.
von Preussen tries to bench press Ograni off him but Ograni keeps the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

von Preussen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ograni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gugo Ograni dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

von Preussen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ograni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
von Preussen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ograni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Ograni has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for von Preussen. Oh but Ograni has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! von Preussen goes limp - he's gone! Ograni jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gugo Ograni!