PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yura Kombayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yura Kombayn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bruising
vs
Kombayn

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Bruising!
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, Yura Kombayn!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kombayn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bruising actively working from the bottom here.
Bruising wants to control but Kombayn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kombayn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kombayn wants to take a breather but Bruising is having none of it.
Kombayn is thwarting Bruising's attempts to control the position.

Bruising looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kombayn passes into side control!
Kombayn is looking to take a break and control but Bruising is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruising wants to control but Kombayn postures up.
Kombayn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kombayn cracks Bruising with a big right hand but Bruising just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Kombayn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising is looking to reverse the position.
Bruising is trying to control Kombayn's posture but Kombayn avoids it.
Bruising is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Kombayn crashes against the mat.
Bruising is trying to get back to half guard.
Kombayn working away.
The strikes coming from Kombayn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruising gets back to half guard.
Kombayn is keen to just control but Bruising is a slippery customer.
Kombayn tries to pass to full mount but Bruising defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruising tries to get to full guard but Kombayn has control of the leg.

Kombayn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bruising lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bruising stuffs the takedown.
Kombayn looks gassed!
Bruising misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kombayn.
Bruising dodges the punch combination from Kombayn.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising misses with a takedown attempt - Kombayn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruising throws an overhand right that lands on Kombayn's shoulder, as Kombayn tries to avoid the shot.
Kombayn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruising sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruising missing with a left hand there. Kombayn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruising shoots for a double leg takedown but Kombayn sprawls well. He's pushed Bruising's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kombayn moves into range and clinches up with Bruising.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruising.
Kombayn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruising backwards.
Bruising has a couple of punches blocked by Kombayn.
Bruising just leaning against Kombayn, taking a breather.
Bruising has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kombayn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Bruising. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruising gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kombayn.
Bruising controlling the action here for a moment.
Kombayn tries to pull guard but Bruising won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kombayn.
Bruising wants to stall.

Kombayn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bruising won't allow Kombayn to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruising is working Kombayn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kombayn can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruising advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bruising content to control rather than advance.
Bruising not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yura Kombayn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A swing and a miss from Bruising.
Bruising throws out a loose jab but Kombayn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kombayn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kombayn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruising takes a swing at Kombayn's ribcage but misses.
Bruising looks to score with a jab to the body but Kombayn is just out of range.
Bruising just misses with a punch to the body.
Kombayn leaves Bruising with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kombayn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kombayn dives in and grabs Bruising's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruising pushes down on Kombayn's head and hops out.
Kombayn misses with an uppercut.

Bruising shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kombayn is trying to defend but Bruising finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kombayn is breathing heavily.

Bruising is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kombayn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bruising.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kombayn is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Bruising has latched onto it... Big trouble! Bruising pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Kombayn is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Bruising!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexei Bruising!