PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Aleksei Koreshkov enters the cage!

Ivanov
vs
Koreshkov

208 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koreshkov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ivanov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Ivanov is working for a submission of some sort.
Koreshkov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ivanov prevents Koreshkov from improving his position.
Koreshkov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanov.

Koreshkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ivanov pulls his head out easily.

Koreshkov actively working from the bottom here.

Ivanov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Ivanov clinches up with Koreshkov and pushes him back against the cage.

Ivanov has hold of one of Koreshkov's legs. Koreshkov is fighting the takedown attempt but Ivanov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ivanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ivanov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Koreshkov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ivanov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Koreshkov pulls down on the head and he's put Ivanov to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aleksei Koreshkov!