PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Tsadyleba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puakaw Bramuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tsadyleba
vs
Bramuk

179 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Tsadyleba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Puakaw Bramuk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tsadyleba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsadyleba lands in his opponent's guard.
Tsadyleba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tsadyleba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tsadyleba postures up in Bramuk's guard and throws a big left but Bramuk blocks it.
Tsadyleba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsadyleba postures up.
Tsadyleba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tsadyleba taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramuk is looking to reverse the position.

Tsadyleba stands up.
Bramuk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bramuk tries to clinch up.
Bramuk leaves Tsadyleba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tsadyleba swats away the attempt to clinch by Bramuk.
Tsadyleba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bramuk tries to avoid it but Tsadyleba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bramuk to the ground. Bramuk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tsadyleba swats away the attempt to clinch by Bramuk.
Bramuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Bramuk moves in looking to clinch but Tsadyleba pushes him off.
Bramuk tries to clinch but Tsadyleba moves out of range.

Bramuk rushes Tsadyleba and presses him up against the cage.
Tsadyleba managing to block the knees to the body from Bramuk.
Bramuk misses with a knee to the head.
Bramuk scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsadyleba avoiding damage as Bramuk throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bramuk.
Tsadyleba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bramuk walks away with a smile on his face. Tsadyleba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Tsadyleba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bramuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsadyleba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bramuk shoots and misses

and Tsadyleba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bramuk won't be happy with that.
Tsadyleba is breathing heavily.
Tsadyleba has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tsadyleba with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsadyleba controlling his opponent.
Tsadyleba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tsadyleba works his way to his opponent's back.
Tsadyleba throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bramuk could be in trouble here!

Tsadyleba is working for a rear naked choke. Bramuk is not defending it well and Tsadyleba has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bramuk refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bramuk's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Laurent Tsadyleba!