PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumalaton Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirmu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Halloween Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castro
vs
Hirmu

189 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Castro!
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, Jumalaton Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu looks to land a combination but Castro avoids it well.
Hirmu misses the jab.
Castro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jumalaton Hirmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Castro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hirmu wants to get back to full guard.
Castro is taking a breather. Hirmu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Castro wants to take a breather but Hirmu is having none of it.
Hirmu is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirmu is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirmu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castro prevents Hirmu from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hirmu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hirmu being controlled here, momentarily.
Hirmu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hirmu is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hirmu gets caught flat footed, as Castro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Castro looking to sit in guard and control but Hirmu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hirmu is looking to stand up but Castro won't let him.

Hirmu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Castro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Castro has escaped and now he's on top!
Castro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro looking to pass the guard.
Hirmu has his hands on Castro's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Hirmu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Castro doesn't defend quickly enough and Hirmu has managed to lock this one up! Can Castro escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hirmu on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jumalaton Hirmu!