PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam Zeus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
Zeus

186 cm
24
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
World class boxer
Cuts easily

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Artist!
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, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zeus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Artist keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
Zeus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Artist keeping full guard, as Zeus tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Artist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zeus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Artist is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zeus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Zeus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Artist seems a little lost for a moment, as Zeus dominates the positioning.
Zeus advances nicely into full mount.
Zeus controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zeus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zeus moves to back control.

Zeus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Zeus is looking to control Artist but Artist is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Zeus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Artist staying busy and making it hard for Zeus to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus has good solid back control here.

Zeus is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Artist taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Zeus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tam Zeus!