PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kralin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yago Gutierrez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gutierrez
vs
Kralin

187 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Yago Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Kralin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralin swings for the body but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Kralin misses with a two punch combination.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kralin as he avoids it easily.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kralin pinned against the cage. Kralin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yago Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kralin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kralin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kralin wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling his arm.
Kralin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gutierrez is trying to control Kralin's posture but Kralin avoids it.
Gutierrez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Gutierrez looking for submissions off his back.
Gutierrez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralin passes into half guard.
Gutierrez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kralin.
Gutierrez won't allow Kralin to pass to mount.
Kralin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gutierrez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gutierrez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gutierrez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kralin.

Gutierrez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kralin looking to pass the guard.
Kralin is looking to work some ground and pound but Gutierrez has wrist control.

Gutierrez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kralin doesn't defend quickly enough and Gutierrez has managed to lock this one up! Can Kralin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gutierrez on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yago Gutierrez!