PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Golov (ranked 3690 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 416 p4p, 488 weight class). Chan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ikenai Taiyou. Grigori Golov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Golov
vs
Chan

178 cm
27
160
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
165
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golov lands with a right hand.

Chan gets caught flat footed, as Golov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Golov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Golov stops Chan from standing up.
Golov 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.
Golov with a nice head shot there.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Golov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golov is standing up over Chan. Chan looks to escape but Golov dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Golov is controlling him well.
Golov scoring with punches and elbows.
Chan is trying to buck Golov off.
Golov landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Golov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Golov landing a few strikes.
Chan is being controlled here.
Chan is trying to buck Golov off.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face as Golov controls the position.
Chan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Golov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to escape but Golov is in control.
Golov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Golov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golov takes a little break here. Chan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Golov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Golov working the ground and pound.
Golov controls the position from side control.
Golov lands a few punches from side control.
Chan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chan!
Golov with good strikes from the mount here!
Golov landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!

Chan is rocked!
Chan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Golov finish him?
Golov lands a big shot to the head and Chan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grigori Golov!
Yamapi Chan was interviewed post fight and said 'this guy did not deserve the win !'.