PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Struve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Celldweller - Switchback . Uster Best has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Struve
vs
Best

211 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uster Best!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best has his takedown stuffed
and Struve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Best sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Struve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Struve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Struve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Best doesn't seem bothered though.
Best looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Best has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Best tries for a takedown but Struve circles away easily
and Struve counters with a head kick. That will keep Best thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Best stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Struve.
Struve throws a head kick that Best semi-blocks.

It looks like Uster Best has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve throws a nice inside leg kick.
Best stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Struve.
Struve scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struve throws a nice head kick!
Struve throws a nice outside leg kick.
Best steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Struve. That one must have hurt.

A head kick lands from Struve that sends Best to the canvas. Best tries to scramble back to his feet but Struve brings him back down into side control.

That has opened up Uster Best's cut even more.
Struve wants to control but Best is keeping him busy.

Struve looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries to advance to mount but Best denies him.

Struve wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Best, who protects the arm well.
Best looking for a sweep but Struve has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Struve moves to back control.
Struve keeps control of the position as Best tries to break free.
Struve biding his time, controlling Best.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Struve is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Best taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Struve.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stefan Struve!