PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Resetivus Morkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morkevicius comes to the cage accompanied by "Don't Trust Me" by 3 Oh! 3. Resetivus Morkevicius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Vovchanchyn's chin.

Morkevicius
vs
Vovchanchyn

192 cm
19
232 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
221 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Resetivus Morkevicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morkevicius throws a right and a left that Vovchanchyn avoids nicely.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Morkevicius shoots in.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morkevicius fails with the takedown.
Morkevicius blocks a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Resetivus Morkevicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morkevicius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Morkevicius throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses the jab.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Morkevicius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morkevicius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vovchanchyn as he avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Morkevicius lands a high kick!
Morkevicius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morkevicius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vovchanchyn has eaten all the pies!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vovchanchyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vovchanchyn moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vovchanchyn decides to pull guard.
Vovchanchyn keeping full guard, as Morkevicius tries to pass.
Vovchanchyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morkevicius is controlling him.
Morkevicius wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand and escape but Morkevicius is having none of it.

Vovchanchyn wriggles free and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morkevicius.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by Morkevicius.
Vovchanchyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morkevicius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn looks gassed!
Morkevicius keeps the fight on the outside.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that Morkevicius ducks under and follows up with a left that Morkevicius also avoids with ease.

Morkevicius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morkevicius wants to take a breather but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Morkevicius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Resetivus Morkevicius!