PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Zvezda (ranked 1819 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Chief Bloodgates (ranked 242 p4p, 385 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zvezda
vs
Bloodgates

168 cm
25
153
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

White Gorilla
PWNAGE™

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Zvezda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chief Bloodgates!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zvezda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zvezda shoots in and drives through. Bloodgates sprawls well.

Zvezda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zvezda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zvezda working away.
Zvezda scoring with punches from side control.
Bloodgates on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zvezda lands an elbow.
Bloodgates tries to buck Zvezda off but Zvezda is having none of it.
Zvezda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zvezda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zvezda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bloodgates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zvezda.
Bloodgates defending against the ground and pound.
Bloodgates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Zvezda.
Zvezda works to advance to full mount. Bloodgates defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bloodgates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zvezda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bloodgates taking shots to the head.

It looks like Chief Bloodgates has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zvezda with the ground and pound from mount.
Zvezda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zvezda raining down hammerfists from mount.

Bloodgates is rocked!
Zvezda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bloodgates is still in real trouble! Can Zvezda finish him?
Zvezda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zvezda lands a big elbow - Bloodgates is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Bloodgates is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anatoly Zvezda!