PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sizov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castro
vs
Sizov

191 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fidel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sizov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castro takes the fight into the clinch.
Sizov avoiding damage as Castro throws knees to the body.
Sizov looking to stall.

Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Sizov.
Castro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sizov tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sizov throws a poor cross that misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sizov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Fidel Castro has been cut.
Castro misses with a double jab
and Sizov counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander Sizov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sizov throws a series of punches but Castro avoids them all with ease.
Sizov slips a jab and a cross from Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castro.
Castro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sizov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castro circles away quickly and effectively.
Sizov misses with a combination
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
Alexander Sizov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Sizov does no damage.
Sizov swinging wildly here.
As Sizov looks to move away, Castro throws a big counter combo but Sizov just gets out of the way.
Sizov misses with an uppercut. Castro saw that one coming.
Sizov misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sizov tries to bum rush Castro with a series of wild strikes but Castro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sizov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Sizov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sizov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sizov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sizov fails to land with a series of punches.
Castro lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Castro does no damage.
Sizov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sizov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sizov misses with a double jab.
Castro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castro slips under a jab from Sizov.
Sizov throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Sizov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sizov misses with a wild combination.

Castro moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro stalling against the cage.

Castro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Castro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sizov to the ground. Castro is now in Sizov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Sizov pushes a forearm under Castro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Castro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Sizov!