PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Uesugi (ranked 2765 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Zharkov Valentinovich (ranked 369 p4p, 373 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Uesugi
vs
Valentinovich

180 cm
19
172
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
177
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Uesugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zharkov Valentinovich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uesugi misses with a body kick.
Valentinovich is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Uesugi.
Valentinovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uesugi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uesugi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Uesugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Uesugi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentinovich, pushing him back against the cage.

Uesugi drags the fight down to the ground.

Uesugi pushes a forearm under Valentinovich's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Valentinovich is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenshin Uesugi!
A victorious Kenshin Uesugi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.