PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vermolas Vryzakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermolas Vryzakis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Castle
vs
Vryzakis

160 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Frank Castle!
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, Vermolas Vryzakis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vryzakis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vryzakis duly obliges.

It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle fails with the takedown
and Vryzakis counters with a series of strikes. Castle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castle fails with the takedown
and Vryzakis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Castle tries to keep at a distance but Vryzakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vryzakis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vryzakis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vryzakis stopping the sweep attempt from Castle.

Vryzakis drops back looking for a leg! Castle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castle manages to kick Vryzakis off! Vryzakis jumps back into Castle's guard.
Vryzakis stopping the sweep attempt from Castle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castle has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vryzakis doesn't defend quickly enough and Castle has managed to lock this one up! Can Vryzakis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Castle on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Castle!