PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herb Everyday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Everyday might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eek A Mouse- the man and the mouse. Bakunin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by thats all. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Everyday
vs
Bakunin

173 cm
27
152 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herb Everyday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Everyday staying out of range there.
Bakunin looks for a takedown but Everyday sprawls well.
Bakunin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Everyday swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Bakunin or perhaps it was just good defense by Everyday which made him look bad.
Herb Everyday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Bakunin.
Everyday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakunin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bakunin shoots in looking for a takedown. Everyday tries to sprawl out of it but Bakunin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Everyday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Everyday looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bakunin!
Everyday fails to advance to Bakunin's back.
Bakunin trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everyday controlling his opponent.

Everyday is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bakunin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bakunin wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everyday thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Everyday landing strikes from the mount.
Bakunin really wants to buck Everyday off and get back to his feet.
Everyday sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Everyday wants to control the pace but Bakunin is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Bakunin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Everyday lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bakunin hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Everyday moves to take his opponent's back.

Bakunin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Everyday.
Bakunin is trying to get back to his feet but Everyday has full control of the position and if anything, Bakunin has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Everyday has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Bakunin is in real trouble here. Everyday gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Bakunin is tapping out! Everyday wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Herb Everyday!