PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Batrudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Batrudinov
vs
Ivanov

200 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Batrudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Batrudinov circles away.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Batrudinov is avoiding it.
Batrudinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Batrudinov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Batrudinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivanov keeps working.
Batrudinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Batrudinov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ivanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Batrudinov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batrudinov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batrudinov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Batrudinov tries for a kimura but Ivanov is defending well.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batrudinov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ivanov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Timur Batrudinov!