PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faouzi Chouikh (ranked 4071 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Aidyn Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chouikh
vs
Duke

188 cm
25
197
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faouzi Chouikh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aidyn Duke!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Duke lands in his opponent's guard.
Duke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Duke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duke lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Chouikh has his feet on Duke's thighs here. He's pushed Duke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Duke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Faouzi Chouikh!
Faouzi Chouikh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.