PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Sam (ranked 5068 p4p, 2854 weight class) and Saveli Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saveli Timur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sam
vs
Timur

185 cm
18
168
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saveli Timur!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Timur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timur throws a hook but Sam avoids it easily.
Sam drops down looking for a counter takedown but Timur sprawls and moves away.
Timur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Timur there.

Sam shoots in and gets a takedown into Timur's guard.
Sam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sam lands a couple of digs.
Sam slips nicely into half guard.
Sam moves into full mount! Timur won't be happy about that!
Timur is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Timur defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sam.
Timur is looking to get to half guard.
Sam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timur is squirming around, avoiding Sam's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam lands a heavy elbow.
Timur is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Timur is squirming around, avoiding Sam's attempts to control the action.
Sam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sam sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Sam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Timur has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sam prevents Timur from getting the reversal.

Sam is working for a guillotine from mount but Timur frees his head quite easily.
Timur can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam throwing strikes here but Timur is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sam blocks Timur's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Sam is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Timur can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Timur is looking to get to half guard.
Sam wants to control the pace but Timur is squirming around nicely.
Sam prevents Timur from getting the reversal.

Timur is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Sam locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Timur is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sambo Sam!