PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Stoicovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Mayhem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mayhem
vs
Stoicovi

195 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgar Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Stoicovi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayhem drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Stoicovi is working from the bottom.

Stoicovi throws Mayhem to one side and escapes!

Stoicovi looking to score a takedown here. Mayhem is defending well but Stoicovi drives through and ends up in Mayhem's guard.
Stoicovi trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Stoicovi won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Mayhem looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stoicovi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stoicovi in particular looking to stall.

Stoicovi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mayhem wants to get back to full guard.
Stoicovi moves nicely into side control.
Mayhem is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mayhem is trying to maintain the position but Stoicovi is very close to passing his half guard.
Stoicovi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mayhem!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoicovi with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem is desperately trying to improve his position but Stoicovi has a good base and remains in mount.
Mayhem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoicovi on the ground.
Mayhem is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoicovi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stoicovi with good strikes from the mount here!

Stoicovi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mayhem looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stoicovi! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Vitor Stoicovi!