PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agashi Saroyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kingstar
vs
Saroyan

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erik Kingstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Agashi Saroyan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingstar tries to close the distance and clinch but Saroyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingstar misses with a head kick.
Kingstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saroyan just misses with a punch to the body.

Saroyan moves into the clinch.
Kingstar crunches a lovely knee into Saroyan's ribcage.
Kingstar trying to land knees to the body.
Kingstar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saroyan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saroyan missing with knees to the body.
Saroyan missing with knees to the body.
Kingstar crunches a lovely knee into Saroyan's ribcage.
Kingstar with a knee to the head.

It looks like Agashi Saroyan has been cut.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Saroyan in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingstar misses with a knee to the head.
Saroyan can't get the takedown.
Kingstar with a knee to the head.
Kingstar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Saroyan pulls guard effortlessly.
Kingstar won't allow Saroyan to get back to his feet.
Kingstar is breathing heavily.

Saroyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kingstar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kingstar wants to get up but he can't break Saroyan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saroyan is striking but Kingstar is not phased and passes to half guard.
Saroyan manages to get to full guard.
Saroyan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saroyan has a closed guard, preventing Kingstar from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saroyan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Saroyan controlling the position.
Saroyan trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saroyan trying to control the position here.

Saroyan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Saroyan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingstar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingstar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saroyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingstar tries to stand but Saroyan is controlling from the bottom.
Saroyan is controlling Kingstar's posture.
Saroyan has a closed guard, preventing Kingstar from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kingstar is sitting in close to Saroyan's body. Saroyan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kingstar is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kingstar is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Saroyan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Agashi Saroyan!