PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drago Volkhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Destro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Drago Volkhov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Drago Volkhov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Volkhov
vs
Destro

183 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drago Volkhov!
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, Vlad Destro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkhov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Volkhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Destro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Volkhov keeps the fight on the outside.
Destro avoids the head kick by Volkhov.
Volkhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Destro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Destro looks gassed!

Volkhov catches Destro napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Destro to the canvas!

It looks like Vlad Destro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkhov passes Destro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Volkhov moves nicely into side control.
Volkhov scores with punches from side control.
Destro is being controlled here.
Destro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Volkhov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volkhov working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Volkhov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Volkhov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Volkhov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Volkhov tries to move to mount but Destro blocks the move with his legs.
Volkhov trying to control the action but Destro is working from the bottom.
Volkhov advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Destro?
Volkhov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Destro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Volkhov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volkhov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Volkhov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Destro is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drago Volkhov!