PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Ciunchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ji
vs
Ciunchik

179 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhenya Ciunchik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji tests Ciunchik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ciunchik takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Zhenya Ciunchik has been cut.
Ji attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ji lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Ciunchik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ji sprawls well initially but Ciunchik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Ji is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ciunchik throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ji's body to avoid the submission. Ji has instead reached around Ciunchik's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ji arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jiga Ji!
After winning the bout, Jiga Ji thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.