PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yourn Rotterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotterdam comes to the cage accompanied by deftones-change. Sakuraba has chosen Clubfoot as his entrance music. Fedor Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rotterdam
vs
Sakuraba

193 cm
21
245 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Russian Tech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotterdam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rotterdam as he avoids it easily.
Rotterdam misses with a takedown attempt

and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rotterdam wants to sweep here but Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yourn Rotterdam!
Yourn Rotterdam retains his heavyweight title!