PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rothsilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubrihayev's entrance music is Kalinka maja. A fine choice. Rothsilva has chosen Bee Bop- Hopsin as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ubrihayev
vs
Rothsilva

189 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Rothsilva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothsilva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ubrihayev circles away from the clinch attempt

so Ubrihayev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rothsilva wants to get back to his feet but Ubrihayev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ubrihayev postures up and lands a big shot to Rothsilva's brow.
Ubrihayev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ubrihayev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rothsilva wants to get back to his feet but Ubrihayev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ubrihayev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ubrihayev throws a big right hand that misses.
Ubrihayev won't allow Rothsilva to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rothsilva pushes Ubrihayev off and gets back to his feet.
Rothsilva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothsilva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ubrihayev counters with a single leg into guard. Rothsilva didn't expect that.
Ubrihayev stays in close to Rothsilva's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothsilva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ubrihayev is controlling him.
Ubrihayev throwing strikes from guard but Rothsilva blocks nicely.
Ubrihayev controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ubrihayev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ubrihayev wants to pass the guard but Rothsilva is keeping the position.
Ubrihayev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubrihayev postures up and lands a big shot to Rothsilva's brow.
Rothsilva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ubrihayev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ubrihayev controls the pace.
Ubrihayev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rothsilva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ubrihayev is controlling him.
Rothsilva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ubrihayev won't allow Rothsilva to get back to his feet.
Rothsilva wants to get back to his feet but Ubrihayev passes into half guard.
Rothsilva looks winded!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ubrihayev lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ubrihayev 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.

Ubrihayev is looking for a kimura here.
Ubrihayev is looking to advance position but Rothsilva won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ubrihayev in particular looking to stall.
Rothsilva is trying to stand up here but Ubrihayev is controlling him well.
Ubrihayev passes to side control.

Ubrihayev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rothsilva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ubrihayev taking a breather here.
Rothsilva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ubrihayev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ubrihayev scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rothsilva is pushing Ubrihayev's head away, looking to escape. Ubrihayev manages to hold on to the position though.
Rothsilva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rothsilva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ubrihayev just content to control the position.
Ubrihayev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ubrihayev staying calm.
Ubrihayev grinds an elbow into Rothsilva's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubrihayev taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaubrek Ubrihayev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ubrihayev gets the takedown into side control.
Rothsilva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rothsilva is looking to get back to his feet here but Ubrihayev is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rothsilva's back.

Ubrihayev has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rothsilva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ubrihayev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rothsilva is trapped and Ubrihayev is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rothsilva holding both Ubrihayev 's hands and preventing any damage.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothsilva trying to get back to his feet but Ubrihayev is in full control for now.
Ubrihayev is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Rothsilva wants to get back to his feet.

Ubrihayev is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Rothsilva is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
During a confident post fight interview, Zaubrek Ubrihayev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.