PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kudryavtsev
vs
okami

185 cm
26
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin okami!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kudryavtsev shoots in for a takedown but okami shows good takedown defense.
Kudryavtsev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

okami drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
okami working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
okami blocks the strikes from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev struggling a bit here.
okami lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kudryavtsev down.
Kudryavtsev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of okami.
Kudryavtsev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
okami trying to control the action but Kudryavtsev is working from the bottom.
okami throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kudryavtsev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked okami off and has taken his back!
okami trying to control the hands but Kudryavtsev breaks the grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
okami is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Kudryavtsev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
okami looks gassed!

okami manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.

Kudryavtsev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kudryavtsev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kudryavtsev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Kudryavtsev crashes against the mat.
Kudryavtsev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Kudryavtsev drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Kudryavtsev.
okami tries to escape but Kudryavtsev is in control.
okami is not content to let Kudryavtsev control the position.
Kudryavtsev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear okami down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Kudryavtsev drags him back down.
okami dodges the ground and pound from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev taking a breather here.

Kudryavtsev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kudryavtsev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
okami tries to escape but Kudryavtsev is in control.
Kudryavtsev landing strikes.
okami trying his best to control but Kudryavtsev has mounted him.
Kudryavtsev lands a heavy elbow.
Kudryavtsev unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Kudryavtsev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
okami tries to buck Kudryavtsev off but Kudryavtsev takes his back!
okami is trying to stand back up.
Kudryavtsev doesn't have the hooks in and okami manages to turn into his guard.
Kudryavtsev looking to control.
okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Kudryavtsev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
okami with a flurry of punches that miss.
okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Kudryavtsev has wrist control.

Kudryavtsev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
okami scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kudryavtsev is looking to sinch up a triangle. okami throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kudryavtsev's body to avoid the submission. Kudryavtsev has instead reached around okami's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kudryavtsev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Svyatoslav Kudryavtsev!