PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 4570 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Zabel (ranked 2827 p4p, 0 weight class). Svyatogor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carl Espen - Silent Storm. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Svyatogor
vs
Zabel

209 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Svyatogor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudy Zabel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zabel is looking to clinch but Svyatogor is avoiding it.
Zabel tries to clinch there but Svyatogor circles away.

Svyatogor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Svyatogor lands an elbow just above Zabel 's eye.

It looks like Rudy Zabel has been cut.
Svyatogor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Svyatogor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Svyatogor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svyatogor lands a shoulder strike.
Zabel struggles to land a body shot inside as Svyatogor controls his hands.
Svyatogor lands a damaging elbow.

Svyatogor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svyatogor keeps the fight on the outside.
Zabel throws a lazy uppercut

and Svyatogor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zabel! Svyatogor lets Zabel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Zabel is rocked!
Zabel doesn't manage to clinch there - Svyatogor circles away.
Zabel is still on wobbly legs! Can Svyatogor finish him?
Svyatogor lands with a right and another and another! Zabel is in big trouble! Svyatogor lands again and this time it's lights out for Zabel! A quality knockout there for Svyatogor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dimitri Svyatogor!
A relieved looking Dimitri Svyatogor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.