PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mikhailov
vs
Valuev

200 cm
25
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Mikhailov!
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, Ivan Valuev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mikhailov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mikhailov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhailov passes Valuev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mikhailov uses his free foot to push down on Valuev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Valuev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailov controlling his opponent.
Mikhailov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov controlling the position easily from mount.

Mikhailov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Valuev tries to buck Mikhailov off but he can't manage it.
Mikhailov moves to the back.

Mikhailov has got one arm under Valuev's chin. This could be trouble... Valuev trying to control the other hand but Mikhailov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Valuev has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikhail Mikhailov!