PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dziuzepe Alminho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brhan Achmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brhan Achmed acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alminho
vs
Achmed

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dziuzepe Alminho!
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, Brhan Achmed!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alminho throws a big shot that misses.
Alminho looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Achmed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alminho.
Alminho misses with a looping right.
Alminho misses with a two punch combination.

Achmed gets the takedown into side control.

Achmed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Achmed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alminho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Achmed advances nicely into full mount.

Achmed looking to secure an arm triangle but Alminho defends it well.
Achmed controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Achmed wants to take Alminho's back here but Alminho is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Achmed controlling from the full mount.
Achmed moves to the back position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Achmed is cranking Alminho's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Alminho! He's tightened the choke and Alminho is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brhan Achmed!