PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 2305 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Aslan Krabutov (ranked 338 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vermeulen
vs
Krabutov

201 cm
26
210
8 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
217
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

BE Younick

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslan Krabutov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Krabutov is avoiding it.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Krabutov circles away.
Krabutov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vermeulen defends well and Krabutov ends up having to push Vermeulen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Krabutov moves away

and Krabutov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vermeulen's guard.
Krabutov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krabutov moves into full mount! Vermeulen won't be happy about that!
Krabutov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Krabutov wants to finish this one by submission but Vermeulen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Krabutov.

Krabutov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen is trying to escape the mount.

Krabutov looking for a guillotine from mount but Vermeulen is having none of it.

Krabutov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Krabutov but it's paid off an Vermeulen is forced to tap! Nice work by Krabutov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aslan Krabutov!