PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1067 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Dmitry Mazanov (ranked 155 p4p, 269 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soares
vs
Mazanov

183 cm
21
225
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
220
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

****160Q Energy for $150****

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Mazanov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazanov lands a two punch combo.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazanov is just out of range.
Mazanov scores with a three punch combo!

Soares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mazanov tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head.
Mazanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mazanov trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Mazanov's temple.
Mazanov is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard.
Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mazanov wants to get back to full guard.
Soares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soares is just content to waste time from the top position. Mazanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Soares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mazanov looking to control.
We've been hearing that Soares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mazanov is keeping the position for now.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mazanov is rocked!
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Mazanov is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Mazanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazanov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!