PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Mercuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Zarubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mercuri
vs
Zarubin

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesco Mercuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Zarubin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zarubin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zarubin throws a head punch that misses.

Zarubin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Zarubin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercuri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zarubin!
Zarubin tries to hold on but Mercuri pushes him away.
The referee warns Zarubin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francesco Mercuri!
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