PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Grushevky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic has chosen Duran Duran - The wild boys as his entrance music. Valeriy Grushevky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Grushevky
vs
Filipovic

193 cm
27
276 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Grushevky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grushevky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Grushevky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Filipovic's half guard.

Grushevky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Grushevky is looking for a kimura but Filipovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grushevky to get the leverage.

Grushevky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Grushevky wants to work for an arm triangle but Filipovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grushevky is thwarting Filipovic's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Filipovic can do anything to dispel that myth.

Grushevky is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grushevky maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Filipovic could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Grushevky has cracked it and Filipovic is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Grushevky!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valeriy Grushevky!