PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantine Savelyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - Armin Van Buuren. Konstantine Savelyev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Flores
vs
Savelyev

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafinha Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantine Savelyev!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savelyev drops his shoulder and cracks Flores with a huge uppercut! Flores goes down! Can Savelyev finish him?

Flores is rocked!

It looks like Rafinha Flores has been cut.
Savelyev passes into half guard.
Oh Flores is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savelyev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savelyev blocks Flores's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores seems to have got his legs back now.
Flores is squirming around, avoiding Savelyev's attempts to control the action.
Flores on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flores tries to get out of the position.
Flores wants to hold on but Savelyev pushes him away.
Flores flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Savelyev is working for a guillotine from mount but Flores frees his head quite easily.
Flores slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Savelyev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Savelyev wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.

Savelyev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flores sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savelyev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
It looks like Savelyev is going to stand back up.
Flores is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Savelyev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savelyev looks gassed!
Savelyev blocks the strikes from Flores.

Savelyev is looking for a kimura here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Flores looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Savelyev!
Flores lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Savelyev hang on?
Savelyev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores raining down shots from the mount!
Savelyev tries to lock up and control but Flores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flores raining down shots from the mount!
Savelyev can't escape the position.
Savelyev taking shots to the head.
Savelyev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savelyev taking shots to the head.
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flores tries to control but Savelyev wriggling away.
Savelyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Savelyev slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Flores lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savelyev pushes Flores off looking to stand but Flores dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Savelyev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Savelyev is refusing to be controlled, as Flores sits in half guard.
Flores lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flores knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savelyev on the ground.
Flores slips a nice elbow through Savelyev's hands, connecting with Savelyev's forehead.
Savelyev moves into full guard.
Flores has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flores wants to control from the top but Savelyev keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flores accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savelyev is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to sweep here but Savelyev controlling him for the moment.
Savelyev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Flores wants to sweep here but Savelyev controlling him for the moment.
Savelyev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flores bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Savelyev's guard.
Savelyev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Flores trying to control but Savelyev is working from the bottom.
Savelyev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flores is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantine Savelyev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Flores's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Savelyev digs a good body shot into Flores's ribs.

Flores shoots in and bounces Savelyev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Savelyev looking for a guillotine here but Flores defends easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Savelyev holds on and takes a little breather.
Flores trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savelyev has control of Flores's left arm, preventing Flores from doing any damage.
Savelyev wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Savelyev working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores stopping the sweep attempt from Savelyev.
Savelyev keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
Flores stopping the sweep attempt from Savelyev.

Savelyev looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Flores is defending well. Savelyev quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Flores has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Savelyev celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantine Savelyev!