PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nuken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Solntsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solntsev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nuken
vs
Solntsev

170 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Duke Nuken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Solntsev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solntsev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Solntsev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nuken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solntsev.
Solntsev throws a combination that misses

and Nuken counters by clinching up.
Solntsev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nuken just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nuken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Solntsev stops a takedown attempt from Nuken.

Nuken has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Solntsev uses from the top position.
Solntsev wants to control from the top but Nuken keeps moving.
Nuken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nuken keeping moving, preventing Solntsev from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Solntsev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Solntsev works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Solntsev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Solntsev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nuken is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuken is looking to escape.
Solntsev trying to control from half guard but Nuken is working away.

Solntsev is working for a submission of some sort.

Solntsev is trying for a kimura here. Nuken looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Solntsev wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Solntsev!
A relieved looking Ivan Solntsev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.