PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artak Rubinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artak Rubinov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Monroe's chin.

Monroe
vs
Rubinov

156 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Monroe!
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, Artak Rubinov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubinov shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Monroe. No joy for Rubinov on that attempt.
Rubinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artak Rubinov.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Rubinov.
Rubinov is looking to land body kicks.

Monroe clinches.
Rubinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubinov fails to pull guard.
Rubinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rubinov breaks from the clinch.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rubinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monroe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rubinov wants to clinch.

Monroe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rubinov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Monroe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monroe lands a couple of digs.
Monroe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monroe chips away with some ground and pound.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rubinov's head.
Rubinov looks winded!
Monroe scoring with some ground and pound.
Monroe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rubinov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Monroe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rubinov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Monroe manages to pass to mount!
Monroe trying to control but Rubinov is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe controlling his opponent.
Monroe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Monroe with good strikes from the mount here!

Rubinov is rocked!
Monroe softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Rubinov is out cold! Monroe jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Monroe!