PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Sigmunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigmunt comes to the cage accompanied by Mein Teil. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sigmunt
vs
Gracie

187 cm
19
221 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Sigmunt!
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, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmunt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sigmunt lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Sigmunt sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sigmunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sigmunt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sigmunt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Sigmunt.
Sigmunt in side control lands a decent elbow.

Sigmunt decides to stand back up.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Otto Sigmunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Gracie.
Sigmunt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! Sigmunt dives into full mount looking to finish!

Gracie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigmunt controlling the position easily from mount.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Sigmunt finish him?
Sigmunt prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Sigmunt connects with a bit shot that sees Gracie covering up! More strikes from Sigmunt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sigmunt is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Sigmunt!