PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tchuck Lideuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raskolnikov comes to the cage accompanied by Goryachie vremya - Kasta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raskolnikov
vs
Lideuu

190 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tchuck Lideuu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lideuu.
Lideuu moves in looking to clinch but Raskolnikov pushes him off.

Raskolnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Lideuu can't break the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to pull guard but Lideuu holds him up against the cage and eventually Raskolnikov drops back down to his feet.
Raskolnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lideuu's efforts to push away.

Raskolnikov pulls guard successfully.
Lideuu wants to stand but Raskolnikov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Raskolnikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raskolnikov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lideuu tries to stand but Raskolnikov is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lideuu is one step ahead there.

Raskolnikov has his foot on Lideuu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lideuu works his way back into a safe position though.

Lideuu stands and steps away. Raskolnikov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lideuu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Raskolnikov sprawling to the canvas! Raskolnikov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lideuu finish him?!

Raskolnikov is rocked!

It looks like Vladimir Raskolnikov has been cut.
Lideuu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Raskolnikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lideuu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lideuu tries to clinch up

and Raskolnikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Raskolnikov seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raskolnikov thows a big elbow that misses.
Lideuu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lideuu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Lideuu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lideuu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside that Lideuu shrugs off.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow just above Lideuu 's eye.
Raskolnikov controlling the action here for a moment.

Raskolnikov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lideuu tries to stand but Raskolnikov is controlling from the bottom.
Lideuu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lideuu stands up and waves to Raskolnikov to follow him.
Lideuu misses with a double jab

and Raskolnikov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lideuu won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lideuu looks gassed!

Raskolnikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lideuu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lideuu bucks up and tries to throw Raskolnikov off but instead Raskolnikov has got his back!

Raskolnikov has his arm under Lideuu's chin here. Game over son! Raskolnikov squeezes tightly and Lideuu is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladimir Raskolnikov!