PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Esteven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and koln poir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). poir has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seagal
vs
poir

155 cm
22
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esteven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, koln poir!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
poir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seagal to score with a decent uppercut.

Seagal shoots in and bounces poir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seagal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seagal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seagal chips away with some ground and pound.
poir keeping moving, preventing Seagal from controlling successfully.
Seagal landing with the ground and pound.
Seagal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seagal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of poir's head.
Seagal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

poir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
poir looks gassed!
Seagal is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagal trying to control the position from guard on top but poir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal chips away with some ground and pound.
Seagal with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seagal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seagal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seagal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
poir has momentary wrist control but Seagal slips an elbow through the middle.
Seagal is working poir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seagal stands up over poir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Seagal stands and steps away. poir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Seagal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for poir!
poir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee warns poir that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Seagal lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Seagal.
Seagal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. poir looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal working the ground and pound effectively.
Seagal raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Seagal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Seagal dominating with strikes here.

Seagal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, poir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Seagal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. poir looks a forlorn figure.
Seagal content just to control the position here.
Seagal dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal looking to finish poir with some ground and pound. This is bad for poir!
Seagal landing shots from mount.
Seagal working the ground and pound effectively.
Seagal raining down shots from the mount!
Seagal dominating with strikes here.
Seagal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Seagal.
Seagal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Seagal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. poir looks a forlorn figure.
Seagal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Seagal with shots to the head and body - poir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Seagal lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
poir is squirming around, avoiding Seagal's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Seagal.
Seagal controlling his opponent.
Seagal working poir over with strikes here.
Seagal unloading with bombs!
poir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seagal lands a nice shot to the head.
Seagal working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagal landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Seagal has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! poir is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Esteven Seagal!