PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Misterioso Damballah
vs
Kalashnikov

179 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikhail Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damballah throws a right and a left that Kalashnikov avoids nicely.
Damballah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damballah scores with a one two! Kalashnikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Mikhail Kalashnikov has been cut.
Damballah swinging wildly here.

Kalashnikov looking to score a takedown here. Damballah is defending well but Kalashnikov drives through and ends up in Damballah's guard.
Damballah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
My spies in Netherlands Top Team & KT inform me that Kalashnikov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov works over Damballah with some ground and pound from guard.
Kalashnikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damballah wants to stand and escape but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Kalashnikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Damballah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalashnikov on the ground.
Damballah seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kalashnikov won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalashnikov postures up and lands a big shot to Damballah's brow.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from getting back to his feet.
Kalashnikov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Damballah's head.
Damballah is looking to stand up but Kalashnikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalashnikov scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kalashnikov won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov slips nicely into half guard.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov working over Damballah with some ground and pound. Damballah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kalashnikov prevents Damballah from standing back up.
Kalashnikov is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov stops Damballah from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kalashnikov connects with a nice short shot to Damballah's temple.
Kalashnikov working Damballah over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Damballah is trying to stand.
Kalashnikov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damballah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalashnikov working the head and body with strikes.
Damballah tries to kick Kalashnikov off but Kalashnikov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikhail Kalashnikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikhail Kalashnikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.