PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Trezeguet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Sichev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Trezeguet's chin.

Trezeguet
vs
Sichev

193 cm
33
220 lbs
15 - 27 - 0

207 cm
33
221 lbs
25 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Trezeguet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sichev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sichev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sichev lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sichev is looking to work some ground and pound but Trezeguet has wrist control.
Trezeguet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trezeguet tries to get out of the position.
Sichev is looking to work some ground and pound but Trezeguet has wrist control.
Sichev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trezeguet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sichev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sichev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sichev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trezeguet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sichev is looking to advance position but Trezeguet has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sichev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sichev tries to reverse the position but Trezeguet maintains control.
Trezeguet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sichev looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sichev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sichev is trying to stand.

Sichev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Trezeguet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sichev is refusing to be controlled, as Trezeguet sits in half guard.
Trezeguet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sichev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sichev tries to get to full guard but Trezeguet has control of the leg.
Sichev gets back to full guard.

Sichev looking for a triangle here. Trezeguet is fighting it but it looks tight! Sichev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Trezeguet is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yuri Sichev!