PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philippe Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Anufriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chuteboxe
vs
Anufriev

210 cm
23
263 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

183 cm
27
235 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Chuteboxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maksim Anufriev!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anufriev blocks a head kick by Chuteboxe.
Chuteboxe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuteboxe misses with a few strikes there.
Anufriev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chuteboxe circles away.
A big right from Chuteboxe misses.
Chuteboxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anufriev moves away.

Anufriev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anufriev stops Chuteboxe from standing up.

Anufriev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Anufriev 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.

Anufriev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chuteboxe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anufriev has Chuteboxe in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anufriev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chuteboxe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maksim Anufriev!