PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kiro Kagame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kagame
vs
Albert

152 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiro Kagame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Albert!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Albert wants it to stay on the feet.

Albert pushes Kagame up against the cage in a clinch.
Albert landing knees to the body.
Albert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kagame tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albert smiles and moves away.
Kagame looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiro Kagame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Albert clinches up against the cage.
Albert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagame tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albert smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiro Kagame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagame throws an overhand right that lands on Albert's shoulder, as Albert tries to avoid the shot.
Albert was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Albert clinches up with Kagame and pushes him back against the cage.
Kagame is trying to pull guard but Albert turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kagame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albert.
Albert effectively controlling the action here.
Albert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kagame lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albert slowing the pace effectively.
Albert unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albert taking a breather.
Kagame is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Albert stalling in the clinch.

Kagame breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagame shoots for a double leg takedown but Albert sprawls well. He's pushed Kagame's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Albert.
Albert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kagame tries to pull guard but Albert holds him up against the cage and eventually Kagame drops back down to his feet.
Kagame tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kagame jumps guard but Albert turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Albert landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albert landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert lands an elbow just above Kagame 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albert.
Albert dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Albert stalling in the clinch.
Albert dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kagame drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from Albert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kagame manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Albert wants to control from the top but Kagame keeps moving.

Albert has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kagame to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Albert is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kagame pulls down on the head and he's put Albert to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kiro Kagame!