PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgio Mindzatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kendall Groove has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Groove
vs
Mindzatti

198 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
187 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgio Mindzatti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mindzatti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mindzatti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Groove's guard.

Mindzatti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mindzatti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mindzatti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mindzatti slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindzatti is controlling the pace.

Mindzatti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mindzatti has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Groove defend it? Mindzatti steps over the head and cranks it - Groove is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mindzatti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georgio Mindzatti!