PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gibesi aymeric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gibesi aymeric has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joseph Sarmiento's chin.

Sarmiento
vs
aymeric

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Sarmiento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, gibesi aymeric!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarmiento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sarmiento wants to clinch.
aymeric throws a right and a left that Sarmiento avoids nicely.

aymeric has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarmiento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for aymeric.
Sarmiento goes for a takedown in the clinch but aymeric prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Sarmiento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarmiento goes for a takedown attempt but aymeric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
aymeric tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aymeric moves in looking to clinch but Sarmiento pushes him off.
aymeric tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarmiento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
aymeric shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sarmiento eats them both and turns towards aymeric to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
aymeric doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarmiento circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sarmiento takes a shot to the head.
Sarmiento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but aymeric has him pressed against the cage.
aymeric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarmiento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
aymeric lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarmiento backwards.
aymeric swings away with an uppercut that misses.
aymeric swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento wants to break free but aymeric has control.
aymeric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarmiento looking for a takedown.
Sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but aymeric is controlling him.
Sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sarmiento tries to pull guard but aymeric won't allow it.
Sarmiento jumps guard but aymeric stands there with Sarmiento around his waist. Sarmiento gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
aymeric swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarmiento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sarmiento is trying to push aymeric away but aymeric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
aymeric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sarmiento.
Sarmiento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarmiento is trying to push aymeric away but aymeric has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, aymeric creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
aymeric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Sarmiento is rocked!
aymeric misses with some punches.
Oh Sarmiento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sarmiento wants to stall.
Sarmiento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarmiento.
Sarmiento blocks an uppercut.
aymeric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarmiento seems to have got his legs back now.
Sarmiento tries to pull guard but aymeric holds him up against the cage and eventually Sarmiento drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
aymeric lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sarmiento to his knees! aymeric keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). gibesi aymeric!