PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Holt (ranked 24305 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Popov (ranked 3817 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Holt
vs
Popov

172 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Holt!
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, Evgeny Popov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Popov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popov slips a jab and a cross from Holt.

Popov shoots in and bounces Holt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Popov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Popov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Popov landing some decent shots from guard.
Popov sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Popov drops back looking for a leg! Holt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holt manages to kick Popov off! Popov jumps back into Holt's guard.
Popov forces his way into half guard.
Holt is looking for a sweep. Popov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Popov there.
Popov works his way into full mount!
Holt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Popov controlling from mount.
Popov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Popov landing strikes from the mount and Holt is in trouble!

Holt is rocked!

Popov has isolated one of Holt's arms. Holt looking to fight him off but Popov twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeny Popov!