PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Scout (ranked 4609 p4p, 5017 weight class) and Vlado Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Scout
vs
Markovic

190 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shadow Scout!
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, Vlado Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scout lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Markovic clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
Scout misses with some punches.
Markovic blocking some punches.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Markovic is trying to trip Scout. He has hold of a leg but Scout is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Markovic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Scout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Markovic controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scout controls Markovic momentarily but Markovic frees himself.
Scout wants to sweep but no luck.
Markovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Markovic lands a couple of elbows.
Markovic passes into half guard.
Markovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Markovic in particular looking to stall.
Markovic winds up and cracks Scout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markovic drops an elbow to the side of Scout's head.
Markovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Markovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Markovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Markovic throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Scout has his hands clasped together but Markovic breaks the hold and Scout is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Markovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlado Markovic!