PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ulatov (ranked 2881 p4p, 6005 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Usman has chosen Kamaru Usman | Training Motivation | Can't be touched as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ulatov
vs
Usman

173 cm
39
155
30 - 19 - 0

178 cm
24
160
3 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Usman enables Ulatov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Usman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Usman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ulatov pushes down on Usman's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ulatov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've been hearing good reports from Ulatov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Ulatov is working for a submission of some sort.

Ulatov is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ulatov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Usman sees it coming and defends easily.
Ulatov blocks the strikes from Usman.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ulatov 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.

Ulatov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Usman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sergei Ulatov!
Sergei Ulatov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.