PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raghev Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raghev Yadav is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Powers
vs
Yadav

178 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
237 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raghev Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadav swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yadav with a hook.

It looks like Sterling Powers has been cut.
Yadav swinging wildly here.

Powers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yadav is trying to control Powers's posture but Powers avoids it.
Powers working the ground and pound.
Powers working away.

Powers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yadav, who protects the arm well.
Powers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yadav struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yadav being controlled for a moment.
Yadav really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Powers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Powers looks up at the clock and then as Yadav takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Powers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Powers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Powers wants to stand but Yadav is controlling his arm.

Powers tries for a kimura but Yadav is defending well.
Powers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Powers really is a fat lump.
Yadav wants to control but Powers postures up.

Powers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yadav tries to bench press Powers off him but Powers keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers working away.
Powers staying calm.
Powers working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Yadav's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yadav takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yadav can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers advances nicely into full mount.
Powers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Powers landing shots from mount.
Powers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yadav hang on?
Powers breaks from Yadav's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powers controlling his opponent.

Powers is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Powers extends the arm and Yadav is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sterling Powers!