PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ryu
vs
Hamidovich Saitiev

175 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haku Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a body shot
and Ryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in and drives through. Ryu sprawls well.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to land a right hand but Ryu moved out of range.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws out a loose jab but Ryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryu but Ryu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryu scores with a jab.
Ryu scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu looks to land a combination but Hamidovich Saitiev avoids it well.
Ryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a looping right.
Ryu looks to clinch

and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamidovich Saitiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamidovich Saitiev won't allow Ryu to get back to his feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamidovich Saitiev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We've been hearing good reports from Ryu's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryu tries to get out of the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev preventing the sweep.
Hamidovich Saitiev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hamidovich Saitiev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ryu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hamidovich Saitiev is in Ryu's guard.
Ryu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hamidovich Saitiev dives into side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ryu will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamidovich Saitiev on the ground.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks up at the clock and then as Ryu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamidovich Saitiev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamidovich Saitiev is staying tight to Ryu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev moves into full mount!

Hamidovich Saitiev working for a submission but Ryu is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing shots from mount.
Ryu taking shots to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ryu?

Ryu is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Ryu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ryu out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hamidovich Saitiev goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!