PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulfric Taque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronze kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One More Night- Maroon 5. Francis Bronze looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bronze
vs
Taque

171 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulfric Taque!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown but Taque manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taque misses with a jab, cross combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bronze enables Taque to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bronze manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taque postures up in Bronze's guard and throws a big left but Bronze blocks it.
Taque scoring with some ground and pound.
Taque throwing strikes but missing.
Taque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronze seems keen to control Taque's posture.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taque stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronze is breathing heavily.
Taque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze has a closed guard, preventing Taque from standing up.
Bronze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taque.
Taque postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Taque 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.
Taque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taque is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronze has wrist control.
Taque throws an elbow that misses. Bronze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taque's guard. Nice move by Bronze!
Bronze throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taque is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bronze frees his head nicely. Oh but Taque has switched to an armbar! Bronze is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ulfric Taque!