PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lupe Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arshavin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All about us kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stewart
vs
Arshavin

221 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lupe Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arshavin looking to score a takedown here. Stewart is defending well but Arshavin drives through and ends up in Stewart's guard.
Stewart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stewart wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Arshavin uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arshavin wants to sweep here but Stewart controlling him for the moment.
Stewart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Arshavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stewart is aware though and is defending well.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arshavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arshavin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stewart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stewart wanted to stand there but Arshavin had control of the position.

Arshavin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stewart passes into half guard.

Stewart maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Arshavin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Stewart has cracked it and Arshavin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Stewart!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lupe Stewart!
Sasha Arshavin was interviewed post fight and said 'I was not prepared enough. He was superior TODAY.'.