PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Balan (ranked 6099 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Aliev (ranked 25741 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balan
vs
Aliev

177 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvio Balan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aliev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aliev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Balan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balan controlling from the top position.
Aliev can't keep his opponent in guard - Balan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Balan is working for a kimura but Aliev is defending it quite comfortably.
Balan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Balan is trying to work for a kimura but Aliev is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Balan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Balan works his way into full mount!
Balan controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Aliev is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Aliev flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Balan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Aliev and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Balan slips an arm under Aliev chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Balan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Balan is squeezing on Aliev like an anaconda would it's prey. Aliev fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Silvio Balan!