PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Yusupov (ranked 2650 p4p, 366 weight class) and Petr Makarov (ranked 2512 p4p, 349 weight class). Petr Makarov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yusupov
vs
Makarov

181 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petr Makarov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Makarov lands with a good body shot.
Yusupov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Sultan Yusupov has been cut.
Makarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yusupov wants to clinch.

Makarov darts in and clinches Yusupov up against the cage.
Makarov scores with a shot to the side of Yusupov's head.
Makarov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yusupov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yusupov tries to pull guard but Makarov holds him up against the cage and eventually Yusupov drops back down to his feet.
Makarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Makarov manages to break the clinch.
Petr Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yusupov darts in and clinches Makarov up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makarov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov lands a shoulder strike.
Makarov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makarov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yusupov is trying to pull guard but Makarov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Makarov lands with a short shot to the head.
Makarov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yusupov backwards.

Yusupov drags the fight down to the ground.

Yusupov pushes a forearm under Makarov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Makarov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sultan Yusupov!
Sultan Yusupov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.