QFC Tournament 281 Round 4 PBP Commentary

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arab Nation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladimir Zaitzev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladimir Zaitzev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nation
vs
Zaitzev

171 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arab Nation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladimir Zaitzev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nation connects with a leg kick. Zaitzev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nation lands a head kick!
Nation loads up on a big right hand but Zaitzev slips the punch.
Zaitzev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zaitzev fails to land the takedown.

Zaitzev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nation to the mat! Nation manages to get full guard.
Zaitzev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nation's guard.

Zaitzev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nation could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zaitzev has cracked it and Nation is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zaitzev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wladimir Zaitzev!