PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panos Rasgadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rasgadus
vs
Guti

188 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panos Rasgadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dag Guti!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rasgadus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rasgadus regains half guard.
Guti is trying to control the action in half guard but Rasgadus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rasgadus is trying to get back to full guard.

Guti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rasgadus defends it well.
Rasgadus gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rasgadus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rasgadus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guti is one step ahead there.

Guti 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.

Rasgadus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guti looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rasgadus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Guti 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.
Guti looks gassed!
Rasgadus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rasgadus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guti's guard.

Rasgadus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rasgadus advances to half guard.
Rasgadus works his way into full mount!

Rasgadus is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rasgadus extends the arm and Guti is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Panos Rasgadus!