PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mamma
vs
Best

187 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
27
199 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katt Mamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Best.
Best throws a nice looking combination but Mamma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mamma moves away from the strike by Best.
Katt Mamma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mamma closes the distance and clinches.
Best lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mamma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Best avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Best lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Katt Mamma has been cut.
Best lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mamma has picked Best up - he's going for a ride! Mamma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mamma is trying to control the action in half guard but Best is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Best wants to get back to full guard.

Mamma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mamma is looking for a kimura but Best is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mamma to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma works his foot free and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Best can do anything to dispel that myth.

Mamma jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Best manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Best is trying to improve his position.

Mamma is working to tighten is grip on Best's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Best has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mamma is really squeezing tight and eventually Best passes out! Mamma breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Katt Mamma!