PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnathon Hood (ranked 25236 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Namegov (ranked 3504 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hood
vs
Namegov

191 cm
20
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnathon Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yunus Namegov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hood gets tackled into the cage by Namegov. Namegov maintains the clinch.
Hood taking a breather.
Namegov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hood trying to stall but Namegov improves his position.
Namegov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Johnathon Hood has been cut.
Namegov managing to block the knees to the body from Hood.

Namegov gets control of Hood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Namegov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Namegov blocks nicely.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Namegov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Namegov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hood is defending well. Namegov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hood has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Namegov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yunus Namegov!