PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Khabiibov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khabiibov
vs
Carlsson

184 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 1

193 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Khabiibov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Carlsson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carlsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Carlsson is looking for a kimura but Khabiibov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carlsson to get the leverage.

Carlsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Khabiibov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlsson not doing much here.
Carlsson tries to pass to full mount but Khabiibov defends it.
Carlsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Carlsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khabiibov darts in trying to clinch

and Carlsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carlsson slips nicely into half guard.

Carlsson is trying to work for a kimura but Khabiibov is defending well.
Carlsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carlsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, if Carlsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Carlsson is trying for a kimura here. Khabiibov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Carlsson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Carlsson!