PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Highway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piter KZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Highway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gunnery Sgt Highway. Tom Highway has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Highway
vs
KZ

193 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Highway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piter KZ!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Highway gets a double leg takedown into KZ's guard.
Highway tries to free his leg and advance position but KZ is retaining full guard.
Highway throwing strikes from guard but KZ blocks nicely.
Highway throws a big elbow that misses.
KZ keeping moving, preventing Highway from controlling successfully.

KZ is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Highway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for KZ on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

KZ is looking for a triangle here but Highway uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
KZ can't do much from the bottom here.
Highway is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down KZ's shoulder. That is not cool.
Highway landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
KZ is trying to control Highway's posture but Highway avoids it.
Highway throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Highway tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Check out the look on Highway's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highway working the ground and pound.
KZ sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. KZ manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

KZ is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Highway frees his head nicely. Oh but KZ has switched to an armbar! Highway is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Piter KZ!