PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Taldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov has chosen Your Worst Nightmare as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Taldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Taldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Taldo
vs
Klebanov

179 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Taldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Klebanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taldo as he avoids it easily.
Taldo throws a head kick that misses.
Taldo checks a leg kick.
Taldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Klebanov. Klebanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Taldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Klebanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klebanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Klebanov is working for a kimura but Taldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Klebanov is trying to control. Taldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Klebanov stops Taldo from getting back to his feet.
Klebanov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Klebanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Klebanov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taldo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Evgeni Klebanov!