PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Khorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durandin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLCQvQohGI kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexey Durandin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Khorov
vs
Durandin

198 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Khorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Durandin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khorov is looking to score with low kicks.
Khorov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khorov is looking to land body kicks.
Khorov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durandin moves out of range of the body kick.

Khorov tries to sprawl but Durandin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Durandin trying to control from half guard but Khorov is working away.

Durandin is looking for a kimura here.

Durandin seems to be working for a kimura but Khorov defends the submission attempt.
Khorov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khorov tries to get out of the position.
Durandin trying to control the action but Khorov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Durandin is trying to work for a kimura but Khorov is defending well.
Durandin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Durandin is trying to work for a kimura but Khorov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Durandin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Durandin is looking for a kimura but Khorov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Durandin to get the leverage.

Durandin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Khorov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Durandin!