PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between silva chico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gyorgy Gyarmathi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

chico
vs
Gyarmathi

178 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, silva chico!
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, Gyorgy Gyarmathi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
chico throws a head kick but Gyarmathi moves out of range.
Gyarmathi tries to clinch but chico moves out of range.
chico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyarmathi misses with a takedown attempt - chico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from chico misses.
Gyarmathi doesn't manage to clinch there - chico circles away.
chico swats away the attempt to clinch by Gyarmathi.
silva chico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
chico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gyarmathi.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from chico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
chico throws a nice outside leg kick.

chico forces Gyarmathi back against the cage and clinches.

chico breaks from the clinch.
Gyarmathi clinches but chico breaks the clinch
and chico counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyarmathi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gyarmathi clinches but chico breaks the clinch

and chico counters by clinching up.
chico is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gyarmathi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
chico wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

chico breaks from the clinch.
Gyarmathi looks to clinch
and chico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
chico fails with the takedown
and Gyarmathi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gyarmathi fails with the takedown.
chico throws a head kick but Gyarmathi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
chico tries for a takedown but Gyarmathi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for silva chico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gyarmathi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Gyarmathi gets the takedown into side control.

Gyarmathi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gyarmathi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by chico, who protects the arm well.

Gyarmathi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gyarmathi looks gassed!
chico is pushing Gyarmathi's head away, looking to escape. Gyarmathi manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
chico is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gyarmathi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
chico is looking to regain half guard here but Gyarmathi keeps moving and retains side control.
chico is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gyarmathi has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
chico prevents Gyarmathi from improving position.
Gyarmathi staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
chico is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gyarmathi shoots in looking for a takedown. chico tries to sprawl out of it but Gyarmathi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. chico manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gyarmathi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gyarmathi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and chico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gyarmathi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from chico.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that silva chico will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gyarmathi has managed to clinch.
Gyarmathi lands a body punch.
Gyarmathi lands a body punch.
chico wants to break the clinch but can't.
chico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
chico lands a damaging elbow.

chico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gyarmathi closes this distance looking for a takedown but chico circles away.
Gyarmathi cracks chico with an open hand slap.
Gyarmathi tries to clinch up.
Gyarmathi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gyarmathi scores a takedown into full mount!
chico in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyarmathi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

chico defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gyarmathi.

Gyarmathi is working for a guillotine from mount but chico frees his head quite easily.
Gyarmathi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gyarmathi controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gyarmathi with a couple of short strikes.
chico is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gyarmathi wants to control the pace but chico is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gyarmathi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Gyarmathi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but chico is surviving well by controlling Gyarmathi's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyarmathi wants to take chico's back here but chico is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gyarmathi dominating with strikes here.
chico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gyarmathi controlling from mount.
Gyarmathi tries to control but chico wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gyarmathi breaks from chico's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gyarmathi controlling the pace for now.
Gyarmathi wants to control the pace but chico is squirming around nicely.
Gyarmathi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. chico looks a forlorn figure.

Gyarmathi looking to isolate an arm here. chico doesn't see it coming and as Gyarmathi extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gyarmathi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gyorgy Gyarmathi!