PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 5933 p4p, 0 weight class) and OneThirtyFiveTest Two (ranked 5687 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Grossman
vs
Two

169 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, OneThirtyFiveTest Two!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two throws a body shot but no joy.

Grossman clinches.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.

Grossman tightens his grip and picks Two up, before dumping him to the ground. Two manages to land in guard.
Grossman landing with the ground and pound.
Grossman with a nice head shot there.
Grossman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grossman postures up.
Two has momentary wrist control but Grossman slips an elbow through the middle.
Grossman working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman landing some decent shots from guard.
Two really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grossman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grossman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grossman is in close to Two's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grossman is pushing down on Two's leg trying to pass to half guard. Two is fighting to maintain full guard but Grossman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grossman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Grossman is working for a kimura but Two is defending it quite comfortably.
Grossman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Two is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grossman scores with a couple of nice shots.

Grossman wants to work for an arm triangle but Two is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Two trying to hold on to Grossman's head to control him but Grossman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grossman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grossman content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grossman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Two trying to control from the bottom.
Two wants to improve his position but Grossman is controlling well.
Grossman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grossman 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two taking some punishment here, with Grossman in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Two looking for submissions off his back.
Grossman stalling.
Grossman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

It looks like OneThirtyFiveTest Two has been cut.

Grossman is trying for a kimura here. Two looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Grossman wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vasily Grossman!