PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tazar Keegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tazar Keegan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Keegan
vs
fili

195 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tazar Keegan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, alex fili!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keegan stalks fili and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into fili's face. fili staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like alex fili has been cut.

Keegan scores a takedown into full mount!
Keegan prevents fili from getting the reversal.
Keegan is landing with some decent strikes but fili is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
fili manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Keegan wants to stand up but fili is controlling the position.
fili moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

fili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keegan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keegan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

fili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keegan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

fili has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Keegan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for fili.
fili tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan working the ground and pound.
Keegan cracks fili with a big elbow.
Keegan tries to stand but fili is controlling his head.
Keegan wants to lay and pray for a moment but fili keeps working.
Keegan scores with punches from side control.
fili is not content to let Keegan control the position.
fili is looking to reverse the position.
fili is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Keegan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
fili manages to get back to half guard.
fili slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Keegan is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan postures up in fili's guard and throws a big left but fili blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if fili can do anything to dispel that myth.
fili has a closed guard, preventing Keegan from standing up.

fili looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

fili working for a triangle but Keegan defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Keegan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
fili keeping full guard, as Keegan tries to pass.
fili looking for a sweep. Not yet fili, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

fili had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Keegan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. fili Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Keegan's back instead.

fili has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Keegan is defending well but eventually fili manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Keegan has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). alex fili!
alex fili is the new heavyweight champion!