PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romanovitj Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Till Lindermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Raskolnikov
vs
Lindermann

190 cm
22
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romanovitj Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Till Lindermann!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lindermann.
Raskolnikov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lindermann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lindermann.

Raskolnikov manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Raskolnikov shoots in and bounces Lindermann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lindermann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raskolnikov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raskolnikov wants to control from the top but Lindermann keeps moving.
Raskolnikov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Lindermann is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Raskolnikov has his hands clasped together but Lindermann extends an breaks Raskolnikov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lindermann.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Till Lindermann!