PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Michailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicius has chosen L'Amour Toujours (edit) as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Michailov
vs
Vicius

180 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Michailov!
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, Alex Vicius!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vicius has managed to clinch.
Vicius scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Alexander Michailov has been cut.

Vicius has hold of one of Michailov's legs. Michailov is fighting the takedown attempt but Vicius gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vicius postures up in Michailov's guard and throws a big left but Michailov blocks it.
Michailov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Michailov is trying to keep Vicius in close.
Vicius is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vicius won't allow Michailov to sweep him here.
Vicius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michailov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vicius throwing strikes from guard but Michailov blocks nicely.
Michailov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Vicius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michailov working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicius throwing strikes but missing.
Michailov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vicius!
Michailov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vicius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Michailov content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Michailov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Vicius looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Michailov! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Michailov!