PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Shevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Shevchenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Clay's chin.

Shevchenko
vs
Clay

186 cm
24
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Clay!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shevchenko throws a series of punches but Clay avoids them all with ease.

Clay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Clay jumps guard and drags Shevchenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shevchenko trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shevchenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shevchenko wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clay can do anything to dispel that myth.

Shevchenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Shevchenko drops back looking for a leg! Clay is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clay manages to kick Shevchenko off! Shevchenko jumps back into Clay's guard.
Shevchenko trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Shevchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clay knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Shevchenko in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Clay is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Shevchenko!
Aleksander Shevchenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.