PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alexander
vs
The Impaler

177 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terry Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Impaler blocks a leg kick.
Alexander lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander throws a combination that misses

and The Impaler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Impaler wants to control but Alexander is keeping him busy.
The Impaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alexander knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Impaler thows a huge punch but Alexander dodges it nicely.

The Impaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Impaler on the ground.
The Impaler thows a huge punch but Alexander dodges it nicely.
The Impaler is trying to control. Alexander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The Impaler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Impaler is working for a submission of some sort.

The Impaler is looking for a kimura here.

The Impaler is working for a kimura but Alexander is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Impaler moves nicely into side control.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is pushing The Impaler's head away, looking to escape. The Impaler manages to hold on to the position though.

The Impaler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alexander parries the strikes from The Impaler easily there. The Impaler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Alexander to escape.
The Impaler throws a strike aimed at the side of Alexander's head but Alexander avoids it well.

The Impaler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alexander is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Impaler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

The Impaler has hold of Alexander's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Alexander tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - The Impaler cranks the arm and Alexander screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Alexander, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vlad The Impaler!