PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmir Zhemaletdinov (ranked 3387 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ademola Cisse (ranked 3985 p4p, 0 weight class). Ademola Cisse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zhemaletdinov
vs
Cisse

168 cm
26
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmir Zhemaletdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ademola Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Cisse.
No luck for Zhemaletdinov with that takedown attempt.
Zhemaletdinov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cisse avoids it really well and circles away.
Zhemaletdinov misses with a takedown
and Cisse counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmir Zhemaletdinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cisse gets caught flat footed, as Zhemaletdinov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Zhemaletdinov drops back looking for a leg! Cisse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cisse manages to kick Zhemaletdinov off! Zhemaletdinov jumps back into Cisse's guard.
Cisse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Zhemaletdinov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zhemaletdinov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zhemaletdinov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Zhemaletdinov has gone for a leg lock! Cisse slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zhemaletdinov's guard.

Zhemaletdinov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cisse has his hands clasped together but Zhemaletdinov extends and breaks Cisse's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Zhemaletdinov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elmir Zhemaletdinov!