PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin has chosen Пересмотри as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dimentiy Boykin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harlamov
vs
Boykin

206 cm
35
275 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

197 cm
36
275 lbs
27 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Boykin shows good takedown defense.
Boykin stuffs the takedown.
Boykin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Harlamov dives in for a single leg takedown but Boykin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Harlamov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Boykin looking for submissions off his back.
Boykin tries to kick Harlamov off but Harlamov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boykin gets full guard.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov wants to pass the guard but Boykin is keeping the position.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Boykin keeps moving.

Harlamov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harlamov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boykin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Boykin is looking for a triangle but Harlamov pushes his legs off easily.

Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harlamov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov looking to sit in guard and control but Boykin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boykin trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harlamov working for a triangle but Boykin defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harlamov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boykin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Harlamov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boykin scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boykin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boykin content to stall in guard here.

Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin trying to control but Harlamov is working from the bottom.

Harlamov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
Boykin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boykin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boykin wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Garik Harlamov!
Garik Harlamov thanked the fans post fight for their support.