PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Smchalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Lucavei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Lucavei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smchalenko
vs
Lucavei

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Smchalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilherme Lucavei!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lucavei.
Lucavei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lucavei with a lazy takedown attempt

so Smchalenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Smchalenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smchalenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucavei is retaining full guard.

Lucavei throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smchalenko uses it to pass to side control.

Smchalenko is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lucavei looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smchalenko gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lucavei is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smchalenko lets go of the hold and Lucavei can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuri Smchalenko!