PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiyoshi Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Teriyaki boyz - Tokyo drift. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Raduchenko
vs
Tamura

178 cm
21
187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
189 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiyoshi Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raduchenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raduchenko throws a wild body kick that Tamura sees coming a mile off.
Raduchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raduchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamura looks to land a right hand but Raduchenko moved out of range.
A combination from Raduchenko does no damage.
Tamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raduchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Tamura 's knee.
Raduchenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tamura.

Raduchenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Tamura's guard.

Raduchenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Raduchenko stands and steps away. Tamura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raduchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raduchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tamura.
Yevgeni Raduchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raduchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Raduchenko digs a right hand into Tamura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tamura's gas tank.
Raduchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Tamura controls the action.
Raduchenko just leaning against Tamura, taking a breather.

Raduchenko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Tamura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raduchenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tamura has his feet on Raduchenko's thighs here. He's pushed Raduchenko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Raduchenko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kiyoshi Tamura!