PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Hasanov (ranked 5980 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisel Pidorchyk (ranked 5176 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Hasanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hasanov
vs
Pidorchyk

184 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Hasanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kisel Pidorchyk!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pidorchyk scores with the left hand. Hasanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Pidorchyk.
Hasanov slips a jab and a cross from Pidorchyk.
Pidorchyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hasanov tries to counter by clinching up but Pidorchyk breaks away and moves out of range.
Hasanov shoots in for a takedown but Pidorchyk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hasanov clinches up against the cage.
Hasanov is looking for a takedown.

Hasanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hasanov closes the distance and pushes Pidorchyk back into the cage.
Hasanov is struggling to control the position.
Hasanov is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pidorchyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hasanov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidorchyk tries to break free but Hasanov pushes him back against the cage.

Pidorchyk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hasanov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pidorchyk to the mat. Pidorchyk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pidorchyk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hasanov landing some decent shots from guard.
Pidorchyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pidorchyk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hasanov stands and throws Pidorchyk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hasanov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hasanov taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasanov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hasanov works to advance to full mount. Pidorchyk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've been hearing good reports from Hasanov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hasanov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hasanov thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Pidorchyk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hasanov controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ali Hasanov!