PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Tretiak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

The
vs
Tretiak

191 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
216 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tretiak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The shoots and misses
and Tretiak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The misses with a shot to the body
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The wants to clinch but Tretiak slips to the side
and Tretiak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tretiak misses the shot to the body.

Tretiak tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
The misses with a knee strike.

Tretiak manages to break the clinch.
The doesn't manage to clinch there - Tretiak circles away.
Tretiak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tretiak.
The goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The scores with a head kick.

The rushes Tretiak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretiak.
The tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tretiak wants to break free but The has control.
The throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The lands an elbow inside that Tretiak shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The scores a nice knee to the body.
The misses with a knee to the head.
The using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tretiak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tretiak.
Tretiak tries to pull guard but The holds him up against the ropes and eventually Tretiak drops back down to his feet.
Tretiak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Tretiak is looking to break free of the clinch but The has double underhooks.
The misses with a knee strike.

Tretiak breaks from the clinch.
The lands with a kick to the temple. Tretiak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The moves to clinch but Tretiak breaks away
and Tretiak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tretiak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Tretiak catches The right on the button with a cross.
The misses with a combination
and Tretiak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tretiak thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tretiak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tretiak lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tretiak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The's half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Tretiak seems to be looking for submissions.
The avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tretiak.
The tries to get to full guard but Tretiak has control of the leg.
The is trying to maintain the position but Tretiak is very close to passing his half guard.

Tretiak is looking for a kimura here.
Tretiak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pushes Tretiak off looking to stand but Tretiak dives back in and keeps control.
Tretiak thows a huge punch but The dodges it nicely.

The looking for submissions off his back.
The wants to control but Tretiak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tretiak is thwarting The's attempts to control the position.

Tretiak decides to return to a standing position.
The fails with the takedown
and Tretiak counters with a left and a right that stings The.
The is breathing heavily.
Tretiak avoids the head kick by The.
The looks to clinch
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tretiak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tretiak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tretiak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Tretiak has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can The defend it? Tretiak steps over the head and cranks it - The is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tretiak!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Tretiak!