PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Liver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titulescu Raul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Titulescu Raul was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Liver
vs
Raul

178 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mister Liver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titulescu Raul!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raul gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liver looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Liver is working Raul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raul striking off his back but it's not causing Liver any problems.
Liver trying to control but Raul is working from the bottom.
Raul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Liver gets to his feet. Raul looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Raul closes the distance looking to clinch

and Liver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raul is looking to improve his position.
Raul misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raul flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raul is looking to improve his position.
Raul missing with punches from the bottom.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liver is looking to take a break and control but Raul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raul tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Liver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liver trying to control the action but Raul is working from the bottom.
Liver blocks the strikes from Raul.
Liver tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Raul.
Raul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Liver blocks the strikes from Raul.
Raul wants to get back to full guard.
Raul is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raul taking some punishment here, with Liver in his half guard.
Raul on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Liver scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raul misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Liver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Liver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Liver working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Raul looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Liver! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mister Liver!