PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anar Aleskerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guess Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anar Aleskerov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guess Who's chin.

Aleskerov
vs
Who

179 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anar Aleskerov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guess Who!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleskerov misses with a double jab.
Aleskerov tries to clinch there but Who circles away.

Aleskerov scores a takedown into full mount!
Who is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aleskerov won't let Who get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aleskerov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Who is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who is in a horrible position here. Aleskerov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Who sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Who looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleskerov is looking to advance position but Who won't allow it.

Who pushes Aleskerov off and gets back to his feet.

Aleskerov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Who looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Who controls Aleskerov momentarily but Aleskerov frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleskerov thows a big elbow that misses.
Who trying to keep a closed guard but Aleskerov is proving a slippery customer.
Aleskerov trying to control the position from guard on top but Who is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleskerov tries to stand but Who is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Who is on top in guard.

Who drops back looking for a leg! Aleskerov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aleskerov manages to kick Who off! Who jumps back into Aleskerov's guard.
Who looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleskerov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aleskerov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aleskerov tries to get out of the position.
Aleskerov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aleskerov wants to control the position but Who says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Who passes to side control.
Aleskerov prevents Who from moving into mount.
Aleskerov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Who on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Who is looking to take a break and control but Aleskerov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Aleskerov's face as Who controls the position.
Who wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aleskerov keeps working.

Who tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Who has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aleskerov tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anar Aleskerov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aleskerov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Who looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aleskerov controlling from side mount.
Aleskerov wants to stand but Who has his arm trapped.
Who is trying to buck Aleskerov off.
Who is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Who is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aleskerov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Who is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aleskerov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aleskerov's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Who working for a choke but Aleskerov is defending well.
Aleskerov just trying to survive but Who is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Who is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Well, with Who on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Aleskerov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Who controlling the position well here. Aleskerov rolled but Who kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Aleskerov trying to get back to his feet but Who is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aleskerov showing good submission defense here.
Who gets his hands free as Aleskerov looks to control.
Who tries to get the hooks in deep but Aleskerov pushed the leg off.

Aleskerov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Who's arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Who wants to control but Aleskerov is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleskerov wants to control his opponent's hands but Who gets his hands free.
Will Who go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Aleskerov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guess Who!