PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Korotkov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Korotkov
vs
Drago

190 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

174 cm
26
187 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Drago!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korotkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korotkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Korotkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drago defends well and Korotkov ends up having to push Drago into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Drago works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Korotkov keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
Korotkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Korotkov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Drago is defending well. Korotkov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Drago has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Korotkov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Artem Korotkov!