PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neuzvarams Semyorka (ranked 999 p4p, 840 weight class) and Cathair McKay (ranked 145 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Semyorka
vs
McKay

192 cm
27
202
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
185
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neuzvarams Semyorka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cathair McKay!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semyorka thuds a left hand into McKay's body.
McKay has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Semyorka's head.
McKay looks to land a left hand but Semyorka moved out of range nicely.
Semyorka is looking for a counter combo.
McKay lands a right hook to the body.
McKay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

McKay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McKay lands a shoulder strike.
McKay blocks an uppercut.

Semyorka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Semyorka keeping moving, preventing McKay from controlling successfully.

Semyorka is looking for a triangle but McKay pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Semyorka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Semyorka has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McKay doesn't defend quickly enough and Semyorka has managed to lock this one up! Can McKay escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Semyorka on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neuzvarams Semyorka!
A victorious Neuzvarams Semyorka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.