PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kirby
vs
Smirnoff

168 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paddy Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kirby looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smirnoff!
Smirnoff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smirnoff looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
BOOM! Kirby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kirby content just to control the position here.
Kirby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smirnoff's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnoff can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kirby controlling the position easily from mount.

Smirnoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kirby.
Kirby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnoff can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby content just to control the position here.
Kirby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kirby lands a big elbow.
Kirby controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby looking to control but Smirnoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paddy Kirby just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kirby scores a takedown into full mount!
Kirby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smirnoff on the ground.
Smirnoff is bucking up trying to escape but Kirby cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kirby looking to control but Smirnoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy Kirby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kirby rushes Smirnoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smirnoff shoots and misses

and Kirby counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smirnoff's guard now.
Kirby tries to free his leg and advance position but Smirnoff is retaining full guard.

Smirnoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kirby looking to pass the guard.
Kirby stays in close to Smirnoff's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smirnoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smirnoff keeping full guard, as Kirby tries to pass.
Kirby is looking to stand up but Smirnoff won't let him.

Kirby is posturing up here but Smirnoff has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kirby tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kirby has to tap! Slick submission there by Smirnoff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Smirnoff!