PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maunu Tua (ranked 5987 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Yarygin (ranked 5876 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.

Tua
vs
Yarygin

182 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maunu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Yarygin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yarygin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yarygin thows a huge punch but Tua dodges it nicely.
Tua trying to hold on to Yarygin's head to control him but Yarygin postures up.
Yarygin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yarygin.
Tua has hold of Yarygin's hands but Yarygin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yarygin lands a nice short elbow.
Tua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yarygin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yarygin.
Tua is pulling down on Yarygin's head to control his posture.

Yarygin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tua to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Yarygin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tua pulls down on the head and he's put Yarygin to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maunu Tua!
A very excited looking Maunu Tua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.