PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Christoffersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Twister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christoffersen
vs
Twister

176 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Christoffersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mister Twister!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoffersen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Christoffersen stalks Twister and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Twister's face. Twister staggers backwards, shaken.
Twister fails with an attempt to clinch.

Twister darts in and clinches Christoffersen up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Christoffersen breaks from the clinch.
Christoffersen lands a leg kick that knocks Twister off balance momentarily.

Christoffersen scores a takedown into full mount!
Twister can't escape the position.
Christoffersen content just to control the position here.
Christoffersen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Twister for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christoffersen prevents Twister from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoffersen controlling his opponent.
Twister tries to lock up and control but Christoffersen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Christoffersen with good strikes from the mount here!
Twister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christoffersen cracks Twister with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Twister is desperately trying to improve his position but Christoffersen has a good base and remains in mount.
Twister takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Twister wants to hold on but Christoffersen pushes him away.
Christoffersen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Twister is looking to improve his position but Christoffersen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christoffersen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Twister is looking to improve his position but Christoffersen isn't that keen on the idea.
Christoffersen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Christoffersen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Christoffersen prevents Twister from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoffersen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Twister is looking to escape.
Twister is desperately trying to improve his position but Christoffersen has a good base and remains in mount.
Twister wants to hold on but Christoffersen pushes him away.
Twister slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Twister regains full guard. Nicely done.

Twister looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Christoffersen is defending well. Twister quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Christoffersen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Twister celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mister Twister!