PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deki Stankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HB Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Stankovic
vs
Pencil

173 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deki Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, HB Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Pencil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stankovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Pencil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stankovic is trying to buck Pencil off.
Stankovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pencil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pencil wants to take a breather but Stankovic is having none of it.
Stankovic trying to control but Pencil postures up.
Stankovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pencil jumps into side control!

Pencil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stankovic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stankovic is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pencil manages to move to mount!
Stankovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pencil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Stankovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Pencil working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Stankovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Pencil with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pencil won't let Stankovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Stankovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pencil moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stankovic has worked his arm free - good work by Stankovic!
Pencil working the ground and pound.
Stankovic bucks up and tries to throw Pencil off but instead Pencil has got his back!

Pencil is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Stankovic is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). HB Pencil!