PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mazepin (ranked 1667 p4p, 188 weight class) and Danny Cormier (ranked 22677 p4p, 485 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mazepin
vs
Cormier

190 cm
29
250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

180 cm
22
222 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mazepin is looking for a sweep.
Mazepin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mazepin is refusing to be controlled, as Cormier sits in half guard.

Mazepin looking for submissions off his back.
Mazepin gets back to full guard.

Mazepin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cormier defends well.
Cormier wants to control from the top but Mazepin keeps moving.

Mazepin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazepin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier looking to sit in guard and control but Mazepin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mazepin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cormier keeping full guard, as Mazepin tries to pass.
Cormier wants to control but Mazepin passes easily into half guard.

Mazepin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Mazepin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cormier is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fedor Mazepin!
An out of breath Fedor Mazepin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Danny Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'It is sucks.'.