PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahid Boucher (ranked 5899 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jury Sobolev (ranked 23412 p4p, 0 weight class). Jury Sobolev looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Boucher
vs
Sobolev

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shahid Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jury Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Boucher scores with a four punch combination!
Sobolev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boucher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boucher slips a jab and a cross from Sobolev.

Boucher drives through and clinches with Sobolev against the cage.

Boucher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sobolev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boucher working for the choke.
Boucher biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boucher is punishing Sobolev with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sobolev grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Sobolev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boucher's arms.
Can Sobolev hold on?! Boucher is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boucher looking to break Sobolev's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sobolev remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boucher will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Boucher controls the action.

Boucher has got one arm under Sobolev's chin. This could be trouble... Sobolev trying to control the other hand but Boucher gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sobolev has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shahid Boucher!
The defeated Jury Sobolev had this to say: 'fuck my opponent i want rematch'.