PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hari Krishna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krishna comes to the cage accompanied by Flaw - Whole. 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 Ze Neto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Krishna
vs
Neto

185 cm
23
250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

197 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hari Krishna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ze Neto!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neto shoots for a takedown but Krishna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neto has his takedown stuffed
and Krishna counters with a one-two to the body.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari Krishna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Neto.

Krishna clinches up against the cage.

Krishna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neto moves out of range of the body kick.

Neto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Neto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Krishna turns into him and now he's in Neto's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krishna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Neto's guard.

Neto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krishna passes into side control.
Neto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krishna's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krishna not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto is staying active underneath Krishna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Neto keeping moving, preventing Krishna from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Neto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Krishna uses it to pass to side control.
Neto manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krishna pulls his head out easily.
Neto is pressing down on Krishna's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Krishna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neto is keeping the position for now.

Neto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krishna is looking to stand up but Neto won't let him.

Neto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krishna defends well.
Krishna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ze Neto!