PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Lepisto (ranked 5976 p4p, 4641 weight class) and Matvey Aslanov (ranked 613 p4p, 532 weight class). Timo Lepisto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lepisto
vs
Aslanov

192 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Lepisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matvey Aslanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Aslanov.
Aslanov wants to clinch.
Lepisto wants to clinch but Aslanov slips to the side

and Aslanov counters with a shoot takedown. Lepisto fights it but they end up in guard.
Aslanov controlling from the top position.
Aslanov chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lepisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aslanov escapes and throws Lepisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aslanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepisto down.
Lepisto tries to improve position but can't.

Lepisto wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Aslanov has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lepisto's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lepisto is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Aslanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matvey Aslanov!