PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilham Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev has chosen Hollywood Undead - We Are as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Do
vs
Aliyev

192 cm
32
255 lbs
19 - 23 - 0

185 cm
36
185 lbs
25 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilham Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aliyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Do.
Aliyev misses with a takedown

and Do counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Do.
Aliyev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Aliyev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Do distracts Aliyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Aliyev pulls Do in close to his closed guard and prevents Do from doing any damage or advancing position.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do trying to control but Aliyev is working from the bottom.
Do with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Aliyev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.

Aliyev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aliyev is looking to sinch up a triangle. Do throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aliyev's body to avoid the submission. Aliyev has instead reached around Do's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aliyev arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ilham Aliyev!
A pretty intense looking Ilham Aliyev took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.