PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retu Kivinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kivinen
vs
Aschenbreaker

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Retu Kivinen!
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, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivinen stalks Aschenbreaker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aschenbreaker's face. Aschenbreaker staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Oleg Aschenbreaker has been cut.
Aschenbreaker has a takedown stuffed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kivinen.
Kivinen is looking to take a break and control but Aschenbreaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivinen looks up at the clock and then as Aschenbreaker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kivinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aschenbreaker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aschenbreaker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Aschenbreaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aschenbreaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Aschenbreaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aschenbreaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kivinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aschenbreaker on the ground.

Aschenbreaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kivinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aschenbreaker looks gassed!
Aschenbreaker wants to sweep here but Kivinen controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivinen postures up and lands a big shot to Aschenbreaker's brow.
Kivinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Kivinen chips away with some ground and pound.

Kivinen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aschenbreaker, up you get!

Kivinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kivinen works over Aschenbreaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Kivinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kivinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kivinen is looking to take a break and control but Aschenbreaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aschenbreaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kivinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aschenbreaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aschenbreaker moves into full guard.
Kivinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Aschenbreaker is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aschenbreaker looking for a guillotine here but Kivinen defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aschenbreaker keeping full guard, as Kivinen tries to pass.
Aschenbreaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Aschenbreaker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Aschenbreaker is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kivinen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aschenbreaker's body to avoid the submission. Aschenbreaker has instead reached around Kivinen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aschenbreaker arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oleg Aschenbreaker!