PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewitt Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Bidienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brady
vs
Bidienko

169 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dewitt Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Bidienko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brady gets caught napping as Bidienko dives in and scores a takedown. Brady manages to retain guard.
Brady working a defensive guard here.
Bidienko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bidienko advances to half guard.
Brady is looking to control Bidienko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brady avoid being mounted?
Bidienko lands with a punch from half guard.
Bidienko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brady trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bidienko trying to pass the guard but Brady defending well.
Brady is trying to maintain the position but Bidienko is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidienko controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bidienko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bidienko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bidienko lands in his opponent's guard.
Bidienko stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bidienko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bidienko closes the distance and clinches.
Brady is trying to pull guard but Bidienko has him pressed against the cage.
Bidienko prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bidienko pulls Brady into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bidienko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brady's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bidienko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brady is keeping the position for now.
Bidienko wants to stand but Brady has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brady is trying to control the position but Bidienko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko with a flurry of punches that miss.

Brady working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bidienko has passed into half guard!
Brady has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bidienko is working away from the top position though.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Bidienko tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brady controls his leg.
Bidienko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brady with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brady could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bidienko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bidienko is working for a submission of some sort.
Brady wants to control but Bidienko is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bidienko stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rustam Bidienko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bidienko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bidienko tightens his grip and picks Brady up, before dumping him to the ground. Brady manages to land in guard.
Bidienko stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
Brady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brady is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bidienko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rustam Bidienko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bidienko leaves Brady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brady is out of range and Bidienko settles back down.
No luck for Bidienko with that takedown attempt.
Brady tries to clinch but Bidienko moves out of range.
Brady looks to score with a jab to the body but Bidienko is just out of range.

Brady gets a takedown into half guard.
Bidienko works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bidienko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bidienko is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Brady frees his head nicely. Oh but Bidienko has switched to an armbar! Brady is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rustam Bidienko!