PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orjan Ank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Givi Zurabovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ank comes to the cage accompanied by Burn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ank
vs
Zurabovich

176 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Ank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Givi Zurabovich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zurabovich is fending him off so far but Ank persists. Nope, Zurabovich circles away and we're back to standing.

Ank shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zurabovich is trying to defend but Ank finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ank has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zurabovich defend it? Ank steps over the head and cranks it - Zurabovich is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ank!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orjan Ank!
A very excited looking Orjan Ank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.