PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tass Salaad (ranked 4532 p4p, 4518 weight class) and Dean Herb (ranked 0 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.

Salaad
vs
Herb

190 cm
18
211
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Tass Salaad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Herb!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salaad moves in looking to clinch but Herb pushes him off.
Herb tries to counter with a clinch but Salaad shakes him off and moves away.
Salaad tries to clinch there but Herb circles away.
Salaad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salaad stuns Herb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Salaad.
Salaad misses with a combination

and Herb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herb.
Herb is struggling to control the position.

Herb gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Salaad is wriggling around but Herb manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaad is trying to stand back up but Herb is controlling him
Salaad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Herb seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Salaad is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dean Herb!