PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sadollah Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadollah Amir will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fantastico
vs
Amir

176 cm
20
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Fantastico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sadollah Amir!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.
Amir tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastico misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastico checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amir.
Amir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Amir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fantastico checks it well.

Fantastico has Amir up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastico connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Amir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Amir blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fantastico throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Amir working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico with a knee to the head.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fantastico.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico keeps control of Amir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico is breathing heavily.
Amir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amir blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastico as Amir tries to tie him up.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico avoiding damage as Amir throws knees to the body.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Amir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastico lands an elbow inside.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Amir blocks with his arms.
Amir taking a breather.
Amir continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico being controlled against the cage.
Amir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fantastico is defending well for now.
Amir tries to pull guard but Fantastico holds him up against the cage and eventually Amir drops back down to his feet.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Amir blocks with his arms.
Amir tries to stall but Fantastico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Amir trying to control the position but instead, Fantastico has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amir into the cage.
Amir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sadollah Amir.
Amir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastico takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Perseus Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir pushes Fantastico away with a front kick.
Amir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Amir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantastico.
Amir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fantastico.
Amir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fantastico's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastico misses with a two punch combination.
Amir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Amir lands but Fantastico takes it in his stride.
Amir lands a head kick!
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch but Amir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amir can pounce on him.
Amir lands a head kick. Fantastico smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir cracks the inside of Fantastico's front leg.
Amir delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fantastico crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Amir - the referee stops the clock and Fantastico gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Amir. Fantastico manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crunch! Amir slams his shin into Fantastico's torso.
Amir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantastico's calf.
Amir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fantastico takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters circling a little - Amir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Amir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fantastico.
Amir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantastico.
Amir scores with a kick to the body.
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Fantastico does no damage.
Fantastico tries to bum rush Amir with a series of wild strikes but Amir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Fantastico misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadollah Amir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amir keeps the fight on the outside.
Amir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amir lands with a slapping head kick.
Perseus Fantastico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastico throws a right and a left that Amir avoids nicely.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Fantastico.
Fantastico throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastico is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastico misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
Fantastico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastico missing with a left hand there. Amir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Fantastico doesn't manage to clinch there - Amir circles away.
Fantastico tries to clinch there but Amir circles away.
Fantastico misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
Fantastico misses the shot to the body.
Amir throws a head kick that half lands.
Amir tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Fantastico is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Fantastico misses its intended target.
Amir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastico.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantastico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amir lands a high kick!
Amir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sadollah Amir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amir dodges the punch combination from Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with a hook.
A big left from Fantastico misses.
Fantastico connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastico throws a head kick that misses
and Amir counters with a good low kick that Fantastico was not able to check.
Amir throws a nice head kick!
Fantastico misses with a double jab
and Amir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastico wants to clinch up but Amir keeps it at a distance.
Fantastico is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Amir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Fantastico.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Fantastico connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastico fails to land with a series of punches.
Amir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastico.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico moves in looking to clinch but Amir pushes him off.
Fantastico blocks a leg kick.
Amir ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Amir tries a head kick but it misses.

Fantastico forces Amir back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Amir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Amir stalling against the cage.
Amir is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastico gets an underhook and turns Amir into the cage.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Amir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fantastico just stands there and leans against the cage.
Amir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Amir is blocking nicely.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.

Amir manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amir. That's going to slow Fantastico down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Amir scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastico takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Amir.
Amir throws a head kick that half lands.
Amir lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Amir.
Fantastico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantastico.
Amir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantastico.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastico tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadollah Amir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amir swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
Nice shot lands for Fantastico.
Amir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fantastico's sensitive parts.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Amir moves away
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amir slips a jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.

Fantastico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastico as Amir tries to tie him up.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amir avoiding damage.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amir blocks it with crossed arms.

Amir jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amir trying to keep a closed guard but Fantastico is proving a slippery customer.
Amir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fantastico!
Amir content just to control the position here.
Fantastico tries to buck Amir off but he can't manage it.
Amir controlling his opponent.
Fantastico is trying to stand.
Amir moves to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Amir has good solid back control here.
Fantastico wants to get back to his feet.
Amir is riding his opponent, not letting Fantastico buck him off.
Amir somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amir is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fantastico holding both Amir 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sadollah Amir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amir blocks a jab.
Amir throws a head kick that Fantastico semi-blocks.
Fantastico tries to clinch there but Amir circles away.
Fantastico lands with a straight right. Amir didn't see that one coming.
Fantastico misses the jab.
Fantastico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Amir.
Fantastico lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir slips a jab from Fantastico.
Amir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastico.
Amir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Amir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastico.
Fantastico thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastico loads up on a big right hand but Amir slips the punch.
Fantastico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastico misses with an uppercut. Amir saw that one coming.
Fantastico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Fantastico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amir momentarily.
Amir keeps the fight on the outside.
Amir lands a high kick!
Amir explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastico looks to land a right hand but Amir moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadollah Amir really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amir lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fantastico will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Fantastico misses its intended target.
Amir throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastico looks to land a combination but Amir avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Amir.
Amir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastico.
Some wild striking there from Fantastico.
Fantastico tries to bum rush Amir with a series of wild strikes but Amir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastico slips a jab and a cross from Amir.

Fantastico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amir, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastico looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fantastico walks away with a smile on his face. Amir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Amir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastico takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fantastico misses its intended target.
Fantastico throws the left hand but Amir avoids the punch easily.
Amir thows a body kick. Fantastico tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amir circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Amir moves out of range.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amir - that will leave a mark!
Amir scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
Amir lands a front kick.
Fantastico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Amir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastico takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Amir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastico throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Fantastico waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Amir.
Amir tries a head kick but it misses.
Amir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastico avoids the head kick by Amir.
Fantastico takes a swing at Amir's ribcage but misses.
Amir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastico throws a body kick the misses
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Amir connects with a high kick.
Amir lands with a kick to the temple. Fantastico shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastico misses with a straight left.
Fantastico misses with a hook. Amir ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Amir is out of range.
Amir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantastico.
Fantastico misses the jab.
Amir slips a straight right by Fantastico.
Fantastico swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Amir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastico misses with a looping right.
Fantastico throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amir counters with a big head kick but Fantastico shrugs it off.
Amir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Amir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastico takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastico takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastico blocks a head kick by Amir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a jab but it's blocked by Amir.
Amir throws a nice head kick!
Fantastico tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Amir misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastico misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amir.
Amir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastico cracks Amir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastico misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fantastico throws a body kick the misses
and Amir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastico avoids the head kick by Amir.
Amir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastico looks to land a left hand but Amir moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadollah Amir dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fantastico takes a kick to the side of the head.
Amir cracks the inside of Fantastico's front leg.
Fantastico moves in looking to clinch but Amir pushes him off.
Fantastico lands a high kick!
A low kick from Fantastico misses
and Amir counters with a head kick. That will keep Fantastico thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Amir moves away from the strike by Fantastico.

Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Amir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastico dodges an elbow strike from Amir.
Fantastico managing to block the knees to the body from Amir.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Amir blocks with his arms.
Amir pushes off an throws an elbow but Fantastico leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amir tries to pull guard but Fantastico holds him up against the cage and eventually Amir drops back down to his feet.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Amir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Amir feints and then cracks Fantastico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fantastico down.
Amir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastico throws a lazy body kick
and Amir counters with a head kick. That will keep Fantastico thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Amir lands a head kick. Fantastico smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Amir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amir connects with a high kick.
Fantastico lands with a cross.
Fantastico tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastico misses with the combination.
Fantastico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Amir lands but Fantastico takes it in his stride.
Fantastico looks to clinch
and Amir counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a straight left.
Amir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantastico.
Fantastico wants to clinch but Amir slips to the side
and Amir counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastico misses with a kick to the body.
Amir throws a head kick that half lands.
Amir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastico takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Amir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fantastico's head.
Amir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amir slips under a jab.
Fantastico misses the shot to the body.
Amir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Amir misses with an uppercut. Fantastico saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Amir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amir throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastico tries to clinch there but Amir circles away.
Fantastico takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amir. Amir obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Amir is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amir. That's going to slow Fantastico down.
Amir is looking to slow Fantastico down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Amir.
Perseus Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Fantastico there.
Fantastico misses with a wild combination.
Fantastico scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Amir scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Fantastico misses the target.
A left and a right from Fantastico both land. Nice combination.
Fantastico gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Amir counters with a thumping low kick.
Amir thows a body kick. Fantastico tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastico lands a jab to the head.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Amir moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastico throws out a loose jab but Amir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Sadollah Amir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amir.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sadollah Amir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Amir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sadollah Amir!
Sadollah Amir is the new welterweight champion!