PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emir Hajimurad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Hajimurad

170 cm
25
124 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Bruise Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emir Hajimurad!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to clinch but Hajimurad moves out of range.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Hajimurad misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
You can see the frustration on Hajimurad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hajimurad tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to move to mount but Hajimurad reverses beautifully and ends up in Lee's guard.

Hajimurad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hajimurad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hajimurad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hajimurad on the ground.
Hajimurad stops Lee from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajimurad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee is trying to control the position but Hajimurad postures up.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hajimurad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hajimurad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hajimurad.
Bruise Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hajimurad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee slips a jab from Hajimurad.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hajimurad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Hajimurad circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajimurad misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Hajimurad blocks a head kick by Lee.
Hajimurad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Hajimurad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hajimurad trying to control here.
Hajimurad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hajimurad is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajimurad is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Hajimurad uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Hajimurad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hajimurad pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hajimurad keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Hajimurad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Hajimurad slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hajimurad stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hajimurad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Hajimurad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!

Hajimurad has isolated one of Lee's arms. Lee looking to fight him off but Hajimurad twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emir Hajimurad!