PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lohgim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lohgim's choice of entrance music: Sobota - Z buta wjeżdżam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bisping
vs
Lohgim

190 cm
25
243 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonatan Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Lohgim!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lohgim fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lohgim forces Bisping back against the cage and clinches.
Bisping avoids the elbow strike from Lohgim, against the cage.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Lohgim.
Lohgim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bisping has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lohgim creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bisping's defenses.
Lohgim working Bisping over with knees to the body.
Bisping wants to take the fight to the mat but Lohgim manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lohgim.

It looks like Jonatan Bisping has been cut.

Lohgim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lohgim tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Lohgim tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lohgim.
Lohgim tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lohgim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lohgim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bisping. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bisping jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.
Bisping wants to pass the guard but Lohgim is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lohgim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bisping is one step ahead there.

Bisping is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bisping sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bisping scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping stops Lohgim from standing up.
Bisping preventing the sweep.
Bisping has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bisping trying to control but Lohgim is working from the bottom.
Lohgim looks gassed!
Bisping postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bisping throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lohgim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lohgim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lohgim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bisping throws a big right hand that misses.
Bisping cracks Lohgim with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bisping drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bisping jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bisping scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lohgim blocks nicely.
Bisping slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohgim takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bisping is chipping away with strikes.
Lohgim is being controlled here.
Bisping trying to control the position but Lohgim is working away.
Bisping grinds an elbow into Lohgim's temple.

Bisping in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lohgim is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonatan Bisping!