PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kollos Rodosskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McCarthy
vs
Rodosskiy

165 cm
20
132 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kollos Rodosskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodosskiy slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Rodosskiy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rodosskiy stands and throws McCarthy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCarthy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodosskiy on the ground.

Rodosskiy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodosskiy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodosskiy scores with a couple of short elbows.

Rodosskiy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCarthy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rodosskiy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCarthy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McCarthy manages to get to full guard.
Rodosskiy pushes down on McCarthy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodosskiy is thwarting McCarthy's attempts to control the position.

Rodosskiy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rodosskiy is working for a submission of some sort.
Rodosskiy tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCarthy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCarthy trying to control here.
McCarthy is in trouble now - Rodosskiy has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Rodosskiy working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. McCarthy turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Rodosskiy off and cradles McCarthy's limp body as Rodosskiy celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kollos Rodosskiy!