PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osvald Kikkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muromets's choice of entrance music: Krec Паром через. Osvald Kikkas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kikkas
vs
Muromets

205 cm
25
277 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

192 cm
22
255 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osvald Kikkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikkas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muromets sprawls well. Muromets wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kikkas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kikkas has his takedown stuffed

so Muromets counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Muromets wants to control from the top but Kikkas keeps moving.
Muromets tries to free his leg and advance position but Kikkas is retaining full guard.

Kikkas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kikkas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kikkas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muromets gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kikkas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kikkas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kikkas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Muromets got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kikkas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muromets has managed to get both his arms back between Kikkas's legs - danger averted.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Kikkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muromets avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muromets sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kikkas's guard.
Ground and pound from Muromets.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). ILja Muromets!
ILja Muromets tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.