PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aja Usw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fantastico
vs
Usw

176 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Fantastico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aja Usw!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Usw with that takedown attempt.
Usw has a takedown stuffed.

Fantastico clinches up against the cage.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Aja Usw has been cut.

Fantastico has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Usw goes down! Fantastico pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Usw taking a bit of punishment here - Fantastico scoring with strikes.
Usw looks gassed!
Usw defending against the ground and pound.
Usw on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usw is looking for a sweep.
Fantastico working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Usw is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastico lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastico misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastico grinds an elbow into Usw's temple.
Usw parries the strikes from Fantastico easily there. Fantastico is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Usw to escape.
Usw sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Usw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Usw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fantastico pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastico wants to pass the guard but Usw is defending well.

Usw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fantastico pulls his head out easily.
Fantastico lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastico throwing shots but Usw is blocking nicely.
Fantastico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Usw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastico scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastico thows a huge punch but Usw dodges it nicely.
Fantastico scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Usw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fantastico.
Fantastico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Usw is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fantastico pulls his head out easily.

Usw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Fantastico there.
Fantastico working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Usw's head.
Fantastico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Usw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastico is nestled in close to Usw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Usw gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fantastico has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico is looking to work some ground and pound but Usw has wrist control.

Fantastico is posturing up here but Usw has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fantastico tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fantastico has to tap! Slick submission there by Usw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aja Usw!