PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marta Szarafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szarafin comes to the ring accompanied by Kavkaz sila. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szarafin
vs
Villar

150 cm
21
130 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marta Szarafin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Villar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Villar.
Villar is looking to take a break and control but Szarafin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Villar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Szarafin is trying to improve his position.

Villar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Villar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Szarafin has escaped the position, nice work there.

Villar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Villar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Villar tries to advance to mount but Szarafin denies him.
Szarafin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Szarafin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar is looking to take a break and control but Szarafin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szarafin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Villar trying to mount his opponent but Szarafin defends it.

Szarafin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Villar seems to be working for a kimura but Szarafin defends the submission attempt.

Szarafin actively working from the bottom here.
Villar wants to control but Szarafin is keeping him busy.
Villar moves nicely into side control.
Villar controls the position.
Szarafin is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar slows the pace down.

Villar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Szarafin tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szarafin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Villar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Szarafin sees it coming and defends easily.

Szarafin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Villar seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Villar wants to control but Szarafin is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Szarafin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Villar.

Szarafin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Szarafin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Villar seems to be looking for submissions.

Villar seems to be working for a kimura but Szarafin defends the submission attempt.
Villar is looking to take a break and control but Szarafin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Villar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Szarafin won't allow Villar to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Szarafin!
Villar takes Szarafin's back.
Szarafin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Villar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Villar has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Szarafin is defending well but eventually Villar manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Szarafin has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leon Villar!
Leon Villar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.