PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vereschagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Senichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Senichev's choice of entrance music: Lady Gaga - Just Dance. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vereschagin
vs
Senichev

177 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vereschagin!
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, Aleksandr Senichev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senichev tries to clinch up

and Vereschagin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Senichev won't be happy with that.
Senichev tries to buck Vereschagin off but Vereschagin is having none of it.
Vereschagin controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Senichev is trying to work for a sweep but Vereschagin has mounted him!
Vereschagin could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Senichev is looking to get to half guard.
Vereschagin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vereschagin won't let Senichev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Senichev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Senichev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vereschagin content just to control the position here.

Vereschagin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vereschagin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vereschagin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Senichev with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vereschagin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Senichev looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vereschagin is taking a breather. Senichev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vereschagin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Senichev is looking to get back to is feet but Vereschagin passes into side control.

Vereschagin has hold of Senichev's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Senichev seems comfortable defending it but Vereschagin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Senichev is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Senichev is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vereschagin couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Vereschagin!