PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grom Hellscream could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shiro Royal's chin.

Hellscream
vs
Royal

175 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grom Hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hellscream defending well as Royal loads up on a big left hand.
Royal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellscream is just out of range.

Hellscream feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellscream chips away with some ground and pound.

Royal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hellscream is aware though and is defending well.

Royal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hellscream is aware though and is defending well.
Hellscream preventing the sweep.
Hellscream postures up and lands a big shot to Royal's brow.

Hellscream thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hellscream might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Royal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hellscream postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Royal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hellscream gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Royal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hellscream is aware though and is defending well.
Royal looking to control.
Hellscream postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Royal's head.

Royal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hellscream can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Royal looks gassed!
Hellscream scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Hellscream thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Royal is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hellscream frees his head nicely. Oh but Royal has switched to an armbar! Hellscream is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shiro Royal!