PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Russovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Tannenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tannenbaum has chosen Lords of the Underground - Tic Toc as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Russovich
vs
Tannenbaum

180 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Russovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Russovich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Russovich lands in his opponent's guard.
Russovich looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tannenbaum has Russovich pulled in close to control his posture.
Tannenbaum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tannenbaum keeping moving, preventing Russovich from controlling successfully.
Russovich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tannenbaum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russovich is looking to stand up but Tannenbaum won't let him.
Russovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Tannenbaum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Tannenbaum decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tannenbaum not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannenbaum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tannenbaum working the head and body with strikes.
Russovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tannenbaum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tannenbaum.
Russovich is not content to let Tannenbaum control the position.
Tannenbaum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russovich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tannenbaum scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tannenbaum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russovich keeps working.
Tannenbaum controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tannenbaum.
Russovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tannenbaum scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tannenbaum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russovich defending well though.
Tannenbaum thows a huge punch but Russovich dodges it nicely.
Tannenbaum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tannenbaum in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russovich taking some punishment here, with Tannenbaum in his half guard.
Tannenbaum wants to take a breather but Russovich is having none of it.
Tannenbaum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tannenbaum lands strikes from half guard.
Tannenbaum lands with a punch from half guard.
Tannenbaum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tannenbaum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tannenbaum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russovich defending well though.
Tannenbaum is nestled in close to Russovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tannenbaum controlling the pace.
Tannenbaum slips a nice elbow through Russovich's hands, connecting with Russovich's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum thows a huge punch but Russovich dodges it nicely.
Tannenbaum working over Russovich with some ground and pound. Russovich looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tannenbaum is keen to just control but Russovich is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannenbaum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tannenbaum throwing shots but Russovich is blocking nicely.
Tannenbaum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russovich's head.
Tannenbaum not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tannenbaum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Tannenbaum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Tannenbaum there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Tannenbaum dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Russovich gets caught flat footed, as Tannenbaum shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Russovich is rocked!
Tannenbaum arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Russovich's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Albert Tannenbaum!