PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millrapids's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Paint It Black- The Rolling Stones. Zenin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Helloween - Power kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Millrapids
vs
Zenin

180 cm
29
193 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

172 cm
25
187 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregorius Millrapids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millrapids misses with a takedown attempt

and Zenin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zenin.

Millrapids looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zenin has picked Millrapids up and slammed him! Millrapids can't keep hold of the triangle and Zenin manages to pass to side control!

Zenin is trying to get an arm triangle but Millrapids is defending well.
Millrapids tries to buck Zenin off but Zenin is having none of it.

Zenin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Millrapids has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zenin tries for a kimura but Millrapids is defending well.

Zenin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zenin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zenin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Millrapids's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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

Zenin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Millrapids knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zenin is trying to get an arm triangle but Millrapids is defending well.

Zenin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Millrapids, who protects the arm well.
Millrapids is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zenin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Millrapids, who protects the arm well.

Zenin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Millrapids is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Millrapids is looking to regain half guard here but Zenin keeps moving and retains side control.

Zenin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Millrapids is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Zenin yanks on the arm and Millrapids is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Zenin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Zenin!