PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 5381 p4p, 558 weight class) and Jay Trudo (ranked 2819 p4p, 336 weight class). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hamidovich Saitiev
vs
Trudo

183 cm
38
185 lbs
21 - 25 - 1

188 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 21 - 25 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Trudo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudo wants to clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses the shot to the body.
Trudo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Trudo misses with a wild body shot.
Hamidovich Saitiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trudo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamidovich Saitievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trudo.
Trudo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hamidovich Saitiev is able to avoid easily.

Hamidovich Saitiev dives in and scores a takedown into Trudo's guard.
Trudo is trying to keep Hamidovich Saitiev in close.
Hamidovich Saitiev stands up over Trudo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev working some strikes from top position.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev prevents Trudo from getting back to his feet.
Trudo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamidovich Saitiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hamidovich Saitiev stopping the sweep attempt from Trudo.
Hamidovich Saitiev prevents Trudo from getting back to his feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to control from the top but Trudo keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trudo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamidovich Saitiev is really struggling to control Trudo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trudo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamidovich Saitiev distracts Trudo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamidovich Saitiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev distracts Trudo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trudo wants to stand but Hamidovich Saitiev is controlling the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing with the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Trudo is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Trudo is still in real trouble! Can Hamidovich Saitiev finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev works over Trudo with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Trudo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!