PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paska Jaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jaska
vs
Smirnoff

170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paska Jaska!
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, Igor Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jaska scores with a takedown into Smirnoff's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jaska's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jaska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jaska slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smirnoff is not content to let Jaska control the position.

Jaska is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smirnoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jaska decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smirnoff to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jaska instigates a clinch.
Smirnoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smirnoff smiles and moves away.
Jaska throws a series of punches but Smirnoff moves out of range.
Jaska doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnoff circles away.
Jaska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaska moves in looking to clinch but Smirnoff pushes him off.
Jaska misses with a wild body shot.

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.
Jaska is looking to clinch.
Paska Jaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaska misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jaska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jaska is breathing heavily.

Smirnoff looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jaska is defending well. Smirnoff quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jaska has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Smirnoff celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Smirnoff!