PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (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.

August
vs
Putin

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Logan August!
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, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

August shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Putin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Putin pulls guard.
August trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
August wants to stand but Putin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Putin is adopting a defensive guard.
August trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putin has his hands on August's head, controlling the position.

Putin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin being controlled here, momentarily.

August drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. August seems to have locked his on tight now - Putin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for August, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Logan August!
Logan August decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.