PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Gavrancic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavrancic has chosen CVETIC as his entrance music. Ivan Gavrancic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hui
vs
Gavrancic

189 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gavrancic!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hui gets tackled into the cage by Gavrancic. Gavrancic maintains the clinch.
Gavrancic misses with a knee strike.
Gavrancic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sun Hui has been cut.
Hui jumps guard but Gavrancic stands there with Hui around his waist. Hui gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gavrancic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gavrancic throws an elbow that misses.
Gavrancic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gavrancic scores with a knee to the head.
Gavrancic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hui wants a takedown.
Gavrancic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hui blocks it with crossed arms.
Gavrancic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gavrancic tries a knee to the head but Hui blocks it.
Gavrancic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hui tries to score a body lock takedown but Gavrancic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavrancic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gavrancic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gavrancic after a bit of a struggle.
Hui is trying to break the clinch but Gavrancic has him pressed against the cage.
Gavrancic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gavrancic looks winded!
Hui looking for a takedown.
Gavrancic is pressed up against the cage. Hui has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gavrancic down to the mat. Gavrancic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui shoots in for a takedown but Gavrancic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hui.
Hui dives in and grabs Gavrancic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gavrancic pushes down on Hui's head and hops out.

Gavrancic has managed to clinch.
Gavrancic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hui fails to pull guard.
Hui goes for a takedown attempt but Gavrancic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gavrancic clinches.
Gavrancic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gavrancic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hui's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gavrancic.
Hui wants a takedown but no success here.
Gavrancic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gavrancic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hui tries to score a body lock takedown but Gavrancic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavrancic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hui tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gavrancic stops a takedown attempt from Hui.
Gavrancic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hui is working for takedown but Gavrancic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hui wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hui decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hui is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hui seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gavrancic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sun Hui!