PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cambrona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Bad Wolf. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gerich's choice of entrance music: Drugwhore. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cambrona
vs
Gerich

169 cm
25
150 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

193 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona tries for a takedown but Gerich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gerich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Cambrona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gerich moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gerich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cambrona wants to control but Gerich is having none of it.
Cambrona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerich thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cambrona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gerich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gerich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gerich avoids the attempt from Cambrona to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambrona working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona wants to hold on but Gerich pushes him away.
Cambrona is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Gerich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gerich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cambrona is looking to escape.
Cambrona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cambrona tries to get out of the position.
Gerich lands a big shot there that rocks Cambrona but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cambrona is squirming around, avoiding Gerich's attempts to control the action.
Cambrona holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gerich tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gerich avoids the attempt from Cambrona to control.
Gerich punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cambrona squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cambrona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich raining down shots from the mount!
Gerich scoring with strikes but Cambrona is staying in there.
Cambrona is looking to improve his position but Gerich isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Cambrona really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cambrona is trying to escape the mount.
Gerich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cambrona is looking to escape.
Cambrona is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Cambrona that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gerich trying to control but Cambrona is having none of it.
Cambrona is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona is working hard here to advance position.
Gerich trying to control but Cambrona is having none of it.
Cambrona really wants to buck Gerich off and get back to his feet.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cambrona tries to hold on but Gerich postures up.
Cambrona taking shots to the head.
Cambrona keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gerich landing strikes from the mount and Cambrona is in trouble!
Cambrona can't escape the position.
Cambrona wants to hold on but Gerich pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cambrona?
Gerich avoids the attempt from Cambrona to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gerich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cambrona hang on?

Cambrona is rocked!
Gerich scoring with strikes but Cambrona is staying in there.
Oh Cambrona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gerich loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Cambrona scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gerich land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gerich stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varshik Gerich!