PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samat Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liao Cui Jie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cui Jie has chosen Chinese Wall as his entrance music. Samat Gaziev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Liao Cui Jie's chin.

Gaziev
vs
Cui Jie

192 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

223 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samat Gaziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liao Cui Jie!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gaziev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cui Jie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gaziev controls the pace.
Gaziev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gaziev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cui Jie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaziev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gaziev is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Samat Gaziev wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gaziev gets a takedown into half guard.

Cui Jie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Gaziev is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cui Jie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samat Gaziev!