PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyril Mostakaev (ranked 2246 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Sikke Vonnegut (ranked 200 p4p, 247 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mostakaev
vs
Vonnegut

165 cm
25
153
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
147
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Island clothing lite
Primal

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyril Mostakaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sikke Vonnegut!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostakaev tries to clinch up.
Vonnegut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mostakaev rushes Vonnegut and presses him up against the cage.
Vonnegut can't break the clinch.

Vonnegut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vonnegut scores with a punch to the head.

Vonnegut tries to keep at a distance but Mostakaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mostakaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vonnegut to keep the fight standing.
Vonnegut is trying to break the clinch but Mostakaev has him pressed against the cage.
Mostakaev jumps guard but Vonnegut turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vonnegut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Vonnegut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonnegut lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mostakaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mostakaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vonnegut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mostakaev rushes Vonnegut and presses him up against the cage.
Mostakaev has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Vonnegut.

Mostakaev pulls guard successfully.

Mostakaev looking for a guillotine here but Vonnegut defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonnegut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mostakaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vonnegut is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonnegut's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Mostakaev looking for a triangle here. Vonnegut is fighting it but it looks tight! Mostakaev pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vonnegut is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kyril Mostakaev!
Kyril Mostakaev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.