PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Chonbov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanya Mamonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chonbov comes into the arena with Nana - remember the time blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chonbov
vs
Mamonov

187 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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, Ruslan Chonbov!
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, Sanya Mamonov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mamonov.
Mamonov slaps away a takedown attempt from Chonbov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamonov throws a head kick that Chonbov semi-blocks.

It looks like Ruslan Chonbov has been cut.

Chonbov has closed the distance and engaged Mamonov in a clinch.
Mamonov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chonbov prevents a body shot from Mamonov.

Mamonov drops Chonbov with a big knee straight up the middle! Chonbov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Chonbov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonbov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Chonbov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Chonbov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chonbov is trying to control the action in half guard but Mamonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mamonov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chonbov seems to have got his legs back now.

Mamonov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chonbov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamonov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chonbov!
Chonbov is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamonov trying to control but Chonbov is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamonov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chonbov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chonbov is squirming around, avoiding Mamonov's attempts to control the action.
Mamonov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chonbov tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanya Mamonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Chonbov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chonbov closes the distance and pushes Mamonov back into the cage.
Chonbov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mamonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mamonov taking a breather.
Chonbov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chonbov blocks an elbow strike.
Mamonov lands a nice knee to the body.
Mamonov stops a takedown attempt from Chonbov.

Chonbov breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chonbov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Chonbov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Chonbov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mamonov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mamonov trying to keep a closed guard but Chonbov is proving a slippery customer.
Mamonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamonov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mamonov punching from mount but Chonbov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mamonov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chonbov blocking the ground and pound.
Mamonov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chonbov because Mamonov loaded up on that one.
Mamonov wants to control the pace but Chonbov is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mamonov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chonbov is surviving well by controlling Mamonov's body position as best he can.
Chonbov blocking the ground and pound.
Mamonov looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mamonov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chonbov is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sanya Mamonov!