PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Bacardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brent Bacardi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mikhailovich Sytsevich
vs
Bacardi

185 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brent Bacardi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacardi connects with the punch.
Sytsevich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sytsevich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacardi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bacardi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sytsevich's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacardi scores with a jab.
Bacardi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sytsevich's head backwards.
Bacardi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sytsevich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bacardi misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bacardi there.
Bacardi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sytsevich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bacardi misses with a body shot.
Sytsevich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bacardi lands a nice hook to Sytsevich's body. Sytsevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brent Bacardi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sytsevich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sytsevich is breathing heavily.
Bacardi lands with a hook. Sytsevich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sytsevich really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacardi swings for the body but Sytsevich moves out of range.
Bacardi scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Bacardi.
Bacardi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sytsevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacardi.
Sytsevich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bacardi defends it nicely.
Bacardi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sytsevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sytsevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bacardi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bacardi, right into the meat.
Sytsevich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bacardi.
Bacardi scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sytsevich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sytsevich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bacardi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sytsevich rather than just go for the knockout.
Sytsevich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bacardi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bacardi moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacardi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bacardi pulls guard effortlessly.
Sytsevich wants to pass the guard but Bacardi is keeping the position.
Bacardi wants to stand and escape but Sytsevich is having none of it.
Sytsevich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sytsevich trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sytsevich tries to free his leg and advance position but Bacardi is retaining full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sytsevich slips nicely into half guard.
Bacardi tries to kick Sytsevich off but Sytsevich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sytsevich moves into full mount! Bacardi won't be happy about that!
Sytsevich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bacardi has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Sytsevich is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Bacardi won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Sytsevich off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich!
Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich thanked the fans post fight for their support.