PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Razin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razin's entrance music is Oy Da Ne Vecher. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Razin
vs
Ee

200 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Atlantis - 155qR/$30 - 140qB&C/$20 - 90%L, limit -

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stepan Razin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eeazy Ee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razin throws a jab when Ee was well out of range.
Ee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Razin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Eeazy Ee has been cut.
Ee digs a good hook to Razin's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ee misses with a few strikes there.
Ee misses with a hook. Razin ducked under it nicely.
Razin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ee circles away quickly and effectively.
Ee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ee scores with the left hand. Razin knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ee.

Razin moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Razin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Razin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ee avoids the damage to the body.
Ee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Razin manages to pull guard.
Razin keeping moving, preventing Ee from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ee is one step ahead there.

Razin working for a triangle but Ee defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Razin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ee has his hands clasped together but Razin extends and breaks Ee's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Razin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stepan Razin!
As Stepan Razin got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am better striker in tournament! I am soon champion!'.