PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danila Kormov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Lindegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kormov
vs
Lindegaard

182 cm
27
230 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dynamite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Kormov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruud Lindegaard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kormov drives through with a takedown into Lindegaard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kormov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindegaard is retaining full guard.
Kormov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lindegaard on the ground.

Lindegaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kormov defends it easily.

Lindegaard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindegaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lindegaard has his foot on Kormov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kormov works his way back into a safe position though.

Lindegaard working for a triangle but Kormov defends it easily.

Lindegaard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kormov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lindegaard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kormov is defending well. Lindegaard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kormov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lindegaard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruud Lindegaard!