PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kasparov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fuego
vs
Kasparov

185 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Fuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kasparov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuego doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasparov circles away.

Kasparov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kasparov showed some decent athleticism there.
Fuego looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kasparov in particular looking to stall.
Fuego pushes Kasparov off looking to stand but Kasparov dives back in and keeps control.
Kasparov working the head and body with strikes.
Kasparov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kasparov controlling the action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fuego tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kasparov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fuego tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kasparov manages to move to mount!
Kasparov controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparov landing shots from mount.
Kasparov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kasparov controlling his opponent.
Kasparov lands a nice shot to the head.
Kasparov trying to control but Fuego is having none of it.
Fuego is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fuego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kasparov on the ground.
Kasparov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fuego?
Kasparov controlling from mount.
Kasparov breaks from Fuego's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kasparov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kasparov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasparov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kasparov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fuego is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fuego is breathing heavily.
Kasparov lands a heavy elbow.

Fuego is rocked!
Kasparov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fuego takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Fuego is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kasparov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fuego seems to have got his legs back now.

Kasparov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kasparov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuego is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fuego wants to control but Kasparov is having none of it.
Kasparov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kasparov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fuego is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Kasparov!