PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Alikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Tesovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Alikov
vs
Tesovskiy

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Azamat Alikov!
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, Valentin Tesovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesovskiy moves out of range as Alikov strikes.
Alikov scores with a jab. Tesovskiy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tesovskiy shoots in for a takedown but Alikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tesovskiy.

Tesovskiy is trying to get an arm triangle but Alikov is defending well.
Tesovskiy taking a breather here.

Tesovskiy tries for a kimura but Alikov is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tesovskiy in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alikov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tesovskiy connects with a decent elbow.
Tesovskiy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Let's hope that Tesovskiy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Valentin Tesovskiy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Tesovskiy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tesovskiy showed some decent athleticism there.
Alikov pushes Tesovskiy off but Tesovskiy dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tesovskiy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alikov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alikov is breathing heavily.
Alikov being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Tesovskiy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alikov, who protects the arm well.
Tesovskiy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Tesovskiy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tesovskiy shoots in and drives through. Alikov sprawls well.
Tesovskiy fails with the takedown
and Alikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Tesovskiy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alikov is trying to defend but Tesovskiy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tesovskiy is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alikov is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tesovskiy is taking a breather. Alikov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Valentin Tesovskiy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Tesovskiy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tesovskiy not doing much here.

Tesovskiy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tesovskiy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tesovskiy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Alikov defend it? Tesovskiy steps over the head and cranks it - Alikov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tesovskiy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valentin Tesovskiy!