PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrus Russell (ranked 4052 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Mendelssohn (ranked 25375 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendelssohn has chosen Oblivion as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tyrus Russell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Russell
vs
Mendelssohn

193 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrus Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sven Mendelssohn!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendelssohn with a poor takedown
and Russell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendelssohn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendelssohn shoots in but no luck this time.
Russell works over Mendelssohn's head and body with a nice combination.
Mendelssohn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyrus Russell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Mendelssohn.

Mendelssohn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Russell breaks the clinch.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell misses with a combination

and Mendelssohn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendelssohn advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendelssohn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Russell is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sven Mendelssohn!
In his post fight interview, Sven Mendelssohn gave a big smile as he said 'That's a wrap.'.