PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jory Myghal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Riina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riina has chosen The Godfather Theme (club mix) as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Myghal
vs
Riina

163 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jory Myghal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giovanni Riina!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riina shoots in looking for a takedown. Myghal tries to sprawl out of it but Riina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Myghal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Myghal.
Myghal working the ground and pound from side control.
Myghal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riina on the ground.
Myghal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Myghal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riina some visible discomfort.
Riina defending against the ground and pound.
Riina managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Myghal.
Riina taking punishment in the form of punches.
Myghal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Riina is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Myghal landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myghal throws an elbow but Riina slips to the side and avoids it well.
Riina is not content to let Myghal control the position.
Myghal throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riina on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Myghal working the ground and pound but Riina is defending the strikes.
Riina is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Myghal is controlling him well.
Myghal scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Myghal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Myghal crashes against the mat.
Riina struggling a bit here.
Riina on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Myghal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Riina to see if he's OK.
Myghal lands some shots froms side control.
Myghal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Myghal working the ground and pound.
Myghal lands some shots froms side control.
Myghal lands a decent elbow from side control.

Riina is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myghal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riina is still in real trouble! Can Myghal finish him?
Riina looks gassed!
Myghal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myghal tries to move to mount but Riina blocks the move with his legs.
Myghal scoring with punches from side control.
Myghal is working Riina over with some ground and pound from side control.
Riina seems to have recovered his senses.
Myghal in side control lands a decent elbow.
Myghal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riina down.
Riina is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myghal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Myghal working the ground and pound.
Myghal cracks Riina with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myghal lands a decent elbow from side control.
Myghal cracks Riina with a big right hand but Riina just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Myghal scores with punches from side control.
Myghal lands a few punches from side control.
Myghal looks up at the clock and then as Riina takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Myghal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Myghal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Riina is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Myghal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Myghal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riina some visible discomfort.
Myghal scoring with punches and elbows.
Myghal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Riina to see if he's OK.
Myghal scoring with punches from side control.
Myghal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riina keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riina is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Myghal lands some shots froms side control.
Myghal working the head with strikes.
Myghal is chipping away with strikes.
Myghal working the ground and pound from side control.
Myghal scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Riina is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Myghal can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jory Myghal!