PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Ulyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalas comes to the cage accompanied by shut em down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kalas
vs
Ulyanov

174 cm
29
159 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

162 cm
26
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Ulyanov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ulyanov's half guard.

Kalas is looking for a kimura here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ulyanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kalas passes into side control, despite Ulyanov's attempt to control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ulyanov is trying to control Kalas's posture but Kalas avoids it.
Ulyanov is trying to improve his position.

Kalas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulyanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ulyanov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kalas is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ulyanov wants to control but Kalas is having none of it.
Ulyanov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kalas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Vladimir Ulyanov has been cut.

Kalas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kalas extends the arm and Ulyanov is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Kalas!