PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrmes Franko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mikalovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Franko
vs
Mikalovich

188 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerrmes Franko!
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, Ivan Mikalovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikalovich misses with a takedown attempt - Franko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franko lands a leg kick that knocks Mikalovich off balance momentarily.

Mikalovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Mikalovich prevents Franko from improving his position.

Franko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mikalovich jumps into side control!

Mikalovich is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Franko is trying to escape and Mikalovich transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Franko is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mikalovich! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Mikalovich!
After winning the bout, Ivan Mikalovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.