PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bk bk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Poore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

bk
vs
Poore

173 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bk bk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Poore!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bk misses with a few strikes there.
Poore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

bk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poore to the mat! Poore manages to get full guard.

bk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, bk has managed to get both his arms back between Poore's legs - danger averted.
bk is looking to stand up but Poore won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Poore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bk wants to control from the top but Poore keeps moving.
bk wants to stand but Poore is controlling his posture from full guard.
bk throws a big right hand that misses.

bk stands and steps away. Poore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poore dives in and grabs bk's left leg, looking for a takedown. bk pushes down on Poore's head and hops out.
bk cracks the inside of Poore's front leg.

bk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bk showed some decent athleticism there.
bk trying to control the action but Poore is working from the bottom.

bk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time bk.
bk trying to control the action but Poore is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Poore is not content to let bk control the position.

bk decides to stand and escape the position.

bk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
bk moves nicely into side control.

bk tries for a kimura but Poore is defending well.

bk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no bk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Poore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
bk scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bk decides to take the fight back to the feet.

bk rushes Poore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poore wants a takedown.
Poore looks gassed!
Poore is trying to break the clinch but bk has him pressed against the cage.

bk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Poore uses from the top position.
bk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

bk pushes Poore off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

bk drives through with a takedown into guard.

Poore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bk bk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

bk lands a nice looking body shot.

bk has Poore up against the cage in a clinch.
Poore takes an elbow to the temple.

bk pulls guard.
bk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poore postures up.
Poore wants to control from the top but bk keeps moving.
bk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poore's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but bk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poore is breathing heavily.
bk throwing strikes from guard but Poore blocks nicely.
Poore keeping moving, preventing bk from controlling successfully.
bk throws a big right hand that misses.

Poore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but bk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
bk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
bk trying to control the position from guard on top but Poore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
bk wants to control from the top but Poore keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

bk stands and steps away. Poore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Poore shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from bk.
A thudding body kick lands there by bk!

bk rushes Poore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

bk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Poore clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A bit of a pause in the action here. bk controlling the positon.
bk is punishing Poore with strikes - can he finish him?!
bk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
bk lands punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

bk working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Poore is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and bk has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Poore taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bk bk!
Bk bk is the new bantamweight champion!