PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Arbuhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arbuhmedov
vs
Minutsak

165 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
171 lbs
9 - 15 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eldar Arbuhmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minutsak lands a nice hook to Arbuhmedov's body. Arbuhmedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Minutsak takes a swing at Arbuhmedov's ribcage but misses.
Minutsak tries a head kick but it misses.
Minutsak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minutsak pinned against the cage. Minutsak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eldar Arbuhmedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbuhmedov misses with a combination
and Minutsak counters with a nice uppercut.
Arbuhmedov throws a lazy body kick

and Minutsak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Minutsak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arbuhmedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arbuhmedov fails with the takedown
and Minutsak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Arbuhmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Minutsak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minutsak lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minutsak as he avoids it easily.
Arbuhmedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Arbuhmedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Minutsak's waist but Minutsak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arbuhmedov off to one side.
Arbuhmedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Minutsak dips to his left and cracks Arbuhmedov with an uppercut!

Minutsak lands a big head kick that sends Arbuhmedov tumbling to the mat! Minutsak takes a step backwards and waves Arbuhmedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Eldar Arbuhmedov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a double leg but Minutsak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Minutsak moves into the clinch.
Minutsak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Minutsak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arbuhmedov backwards.

Minutsak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minutsak slips a jab from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minutsak misses with a body shot.
Arbuhmedov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minutsak circles away.
Minutsak is looking to clinch but Arbuhmedov is avoiding it.
Minutsak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arbuhmedov really is a fat lump.

Minutsak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arbuhmedov is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arbuhmedov is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Minutsak lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Minutsak there.
Minutsak working over Arbuhmedov with some ground and pound. Arbuhmedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minutsak working the head and body with strikes.

Arbuhmedov is rocked!
Minutsak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arbuhmedov keeps working.
Minutsak slips a nice elbow through Arbuhmedov's hands, connecting with Arbuhmedov's forehead.
Oh Arbuhmedov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minutsak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minutsak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arbuhmedov taking some punishment here, with Minutsak in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Minutsak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arbuhmedov sees it coming and defends easily.
Minutsak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Minutsak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arbuhmedov tries to roll over but Minutsak keeps him under control.
Arbuhmedov trying to control but Minutsak postures up.
Arbuhmedov is looking to improve his position.
Arbuhmedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Minutsak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minutsak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arbuhmedov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arbuhmedov.

Arbuhmedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minutsak defends it easily.
Minutsak is in close to Arbuhmedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arbuhmedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Minutsak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arbuhmedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Minutsak has managed to get both his arms back between Arbuhmedov's legs - danger averted.
Minutsak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Minutsak works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arbuhmedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Minutsak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arbuhmedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minutsak.
Arbuhmedov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Minutsak preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulf Minutsak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eldar Arbuhmedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Arbuhmedov has a takedown stuffed.
Minutsak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Minutsak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut there from Arbuhmedov.
Arbuhmedov misses with a series of wild punches.
Arbuhmedov misses with a two punch combination.
Arbuhmedov shoots in for a takedown but Minutsak shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Arbuhmedov with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eldar Arbuhmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arbuhmedov closes the distance and clinches up with Minutsak, looking for a takedown. Arbuhmedov pushes Minutsak against the cage but Minutsak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arbuhmedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Minutsak rushes Arbuhmedov and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Minutsak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Minutsak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak misses with a kick to the body.
Arbuhmedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Minutsak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Minutsak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minutsak.

Minutsak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Arbuhmedov sprawling to the canvas! Arbuhmedov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Minutsak finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Minutsak moves into the clinch.
Minutsak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arbuhmedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Minutsak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Minutsak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arbuhmedov momentarily.

Minutsak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minutsak looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Arbuhmedov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulf Minutsak!