PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Da Gaucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murad Tsekunov (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.

Da Gaucho
vs
Tsekunov

168 cm
26
141 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Da Gaucho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murad Tsekunov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsekunov missing with a left hand there. Da Gaucho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsekunov slips a jab and a cross from Da Gaucho.
Tsekunov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsekunov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tsekunov doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Gaucho circles away.
Tsekunov misses with an uppercut. Da Gaucho saw that one coming.
Tsekunov is looking to clinch.
Tsekunov throws a hook but Da Gaucho blocks it.
Tsekunov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Gaucho slips under a jab.
Tsekunov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Gaucho counters with a left and a right that stings Tsekunov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsekunov pushes Da Gaucho up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Gaucho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tsekunov is defending well.
Da Gaucho jumps guard but Tsekunov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Da Gaucho breaks the clinch.

Da Gaucho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Da Gaucho advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tsekunov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Da Gaucho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsekunov looking to control.
Da Gaucho looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tsekunov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Da Gaucho wants to control from the top but Tsekunov keeps moving.
Tsekunov has control of Da Gaucho's left arm, preventing Da Gaucho from doing any damage.
Tsekunov being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsekunov misses the jab.
Tsekunov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Gaucho.
Da Gaucho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Gaucho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tsekunov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Da Gaucho. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Da Gaucho tries to keep at a distance but Tsekunov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Gaucho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tsekunov gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Da Gaucho gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Gaucho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsekunov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Da Gaucho will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tsekunov tries to clinch there but Da Gaucho circles away.
Da Gaucho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tsekunov counters by clinching up.

Tsekunov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tsekunov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Gaucho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tsekunov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Da Gaucho is proving hard to escape from.
Da Gaucho pulls Tsekunov in close to his closed guard and prevents Tsekunov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tsekunov wants to stand but Da Gaucho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tsekunov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Da Gaucho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Tsekunov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Da Gaucho trying to keep a closed guard but Tsekunov is proving a slippery customer.
Tsekunov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Da Gaucho is proving hard to escape from.

Da Gaucho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsekunov defends well.
Da Gaucho wants to sweep here but Tsekunov controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsekunov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Da Gaucho is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsekunov is breathing heavily.

Da Gaucho has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tsekunov doesn't defend quickly enough and Da Gaucho has managed to lock this one up! Can Tsekunov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Da Gaucho on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bruno Da Gaucho!
Bruno Da Gaucho retains his bantamweight title!