PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Mot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Drotski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julian Drotski has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mot
vs
Drotski

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Mot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Drotski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drotski shoots and misses

and Mot counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Drotski!
Drotski is trying to get back to half guard.
Mot is working Drotski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mot throws a strike aimed at the side of Drotski's head but Drotski avoids it well.
Drotski gets back to half guard.

Drotski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drotski is looking for a sweep. Mot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drotski's head.
Mot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drotski defending well though.
Mot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drotski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Mot.
Drotski taking some punishment here, with Mot in his half guard.
Mot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mot throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mot working Drotski over with strikes.
Drotski tries to roll over but Mot keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Mot there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drotski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drotski keeping moving, preventing Mot from controlling successfully.
Mot scoring with some ground and pound.
Mot lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Drotski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mot postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drotski keeping moving, preventing Mot from controlling successfully.
Mot is in close to Drotski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mot with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mot is posturing up here but Drotski has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mot tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mot has to tap! Slick submission there by Drotski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Drotski!