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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Potapkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Potapkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potapkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.
Potapkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reynolds, who protects the arm well.
Potapkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Potapkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Potapkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reynolds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reynolds gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
Potapkin trying to control from half guard but Reynolds is working away.
Reynolds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Potapkin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potapkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reynolds is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potapkin pulls his head out easily.
Potapkin is looking for a kimura but Reynolds is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Potapkin to get the leverage.
Reynolds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Potapkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reynolds sees it coming and defends easily.
Potapkin is breathing heavily.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Potapkin from controlling successfully.
Potapkin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potapkin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potapkin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potapkin defends well.
Reynolds trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reynolds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potapkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Potapkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potapkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potapkin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potapkin 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.
Reynolds doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Potapkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Potapkin should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Reynolds has tightened it up now! Potapkin should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Reynolds!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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