PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boryenka Belsky (ranked 4992 p4p, 1154 weight class) and Eliz Gracie (ranked 588 p4p, 151 weight class). Belsky comes to the ring accompanied by Ich Will - Rammstein. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself- Eminem. Boryenka Belsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belsky
vs
Gracie

180 cm
20
210
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
37
190
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Neon Zombie

Offseason nutrition & LAUNDRY (130$-160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boryenka Belsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belsky quickly recovers to half guard.
Belsky wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belsky sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Belsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but Belsky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Belsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Belsky looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eliz Gracie!
Eliz Gracie is the new light heavyweight champion!
Eliz Gracie looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First of all I wanna take this opportunity to thank god for this win. Second, I appreciate all my supporters for motivating me to fight tonight. To my opponent, You are a very tough young man, chin up. And I can confirm my next one will be my last, so im looking for a good challenge!!'.
In defeat, Boryenka Belsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will train harder, I will be back! '.