PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Menchov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Menchov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Menchov
vs
Price

187 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Menchov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menchov looks to land a combination. Price sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Menchov misses the target.
Menchov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Price misses with a looping right.
Price misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Menchov throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Menchov slips a jab from Price.
Menchov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Menchov.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menchov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menchov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Menchov moves away and avoids it.
Price misses with a straight right.
A jab-cross combination lands for Price and sends Menchov crashing to the mat! Price follows him down to the mat - Menchov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Viktor Menchov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Price is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Menchov is just riding it out for now. Price eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price is trying to control. Menchov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Menchov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Menchov tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchov is trying to get back to full guard.
Menchov is breathing heavily.
Menchov is refusing to be controlled, as Price sits in half guard.

Menchov is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Price pulls his head out easily.
Menchov is not content to let Price control the position.
Price passes to side control.
Menchov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Price is working for a guillotine from mount but Menchov frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price with the ground and pound from mount.
Price is landing with some decent strikes but Menchov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Menchov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
Price lands a nice shot to the head.
Price blocks Menchov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Menchov is trying to escape the mount.
Price putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Menchov tries to reverse the position but Price maintains control.
Menchov is bucking up trying to escape but Price cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchov is working to get back to half guard.
Price putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Price in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Menchov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Price scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Menchov?
Price working Menchov over with strikes here.
Price working the ground and pound effectively.
Menchov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Price lands a nice shot to the head.

Price has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Menchov is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Price!