PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isreal Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vorachin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Franks
vs
Vorachin

166 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isreal Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Vorachin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorachin throws a sloppy head kick and Franks moves out of range easily.

Vorachin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Franks sprawls well initially but Vorachin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vorachin looks to land a strike but Franks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vorachin scoring with some ground and pound.
Franks could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vorachin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vorachin.

Franks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vorachin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorachin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Franks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vorachin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vorachin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franks is trying to get back to full guard.

Franks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorachin scores with a big shot! Franks's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Franks! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vorachin!
Igor Vorachin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.