PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Sveshnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Sveshnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aguilar
vs
Sveshnikov

177 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sveshnikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sveshnikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aguilar to the mat! Aguilar manages to get full guard.
Sveshnikov won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
Sveshnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguilar is retaining full guard.
Sveshnikov pushes down on Aguilar's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sveshnikov is looking for submissions but instead, Aguilar has regained full guard.

Sveshnikov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aguilar keeping full guard, as Sveshnikov tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar looking to control.
Sveshnikov pushing down on Aguilar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Sveshnikov is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sveshnikov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sveshnikov is looking for a kimura here.

Sveshnikov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aguilar pushes Sveshnikov off looking to stand but Sveshnikov dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sveshnikov is trying for a kimura here. Aguilar looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sveshnikov wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergey Sveshnikov!