PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kilgore
vs
Timoshenko

189 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore with a poor takedown
and Timoshenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore misses with a takedown
and Timoshenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilgore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Timoshenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Kilgore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilgore misses with a takedown
and Timoshenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Timoshenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Timoshenko throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Timoshenko swings widly with a right hand

and Kilgore counters with a takedown into side control.
Timoshenko is looking to regain half guard here but Kilgore keeps moving and retains side control.

Kilgore tries for a kimura but Timoshenko is defending well.

Kilgore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Timoshenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kilgore has hold of Timoshenko's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Timoshenko tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kilgore cranks the arm and Timoshenko screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Timoshenko, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eric Kilgore!