PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Ungowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Crushinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungowa comes into the arena with Type O Negative - Black No. 1 blaring out of the sound system. Jamal Ungowa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Crushinski's chin.

Ungowa
vs
Crushinski

200 cm
24
280 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

193 cm
22
286 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamal Ungowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Crushinski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungowa swats away the attempt to clinch by Crushinski.
Ungowa fails to land with a series of punches.
Crushinski moves out of range of the body kick.

Crushinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ungowa avoiding damage as Crushinski throws knees to the body.
Crushinski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ungowa.
Crushinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ungowa is trying to stall.
Crushinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ungowa tries to score a body lock takedown but Crushinski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crushinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ungowa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crushinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ungowa is breathing heavily.
Crushinski stalling.
Crushinski gets underhooks to prevent Ungowa's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Ungowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ungowa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crushinski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Crushinski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ungowa being controlled against the cage.
Ungowa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crushinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crushinski throws a head kick that Ungowa semi-blocks.

It looks like Jamal Ungowa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushinski tries to clinch up.

Crushinski darts in and clinches Ungowa up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ungowa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crushinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crushinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crushinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ungowa letting Crushinski take a breather here.
Crushinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Ungowa backwards.
Ungowa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crushinski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crushinski obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Crushinski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crushinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Crushinski lands an elbow just above Ungowa 's eye.
Crushinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ungowa won't want to take too many of those.
Crushinski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ungowa looking to stall.
Ungowa working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crushinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamal Ungowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crushinski tries to clinch up.
Crushinski falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Ungowa counter with a right hand.
A big right from Crushinski misses.
Ungowa lands with a slapping head kick.
Ungowa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crushinski.
Ungowa throws a jab when Crushinski was well out of range.
Ungowa lands with a nice combination. Crushinski backs away looking to recover.
Ungowa throws a shot to the body.
Crushinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ungowa counters with a good, hard body kick but Crushinski shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Ungowa.
Ungowa misses with a two punch combination.
Ungowa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crushinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ungowa.
Ungowa scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ungowa finds it's way through Crushinski's defenses.
Ungowa tried to score with a low kick but Crushinski checks it.
Ungowa misses with a body kick.
Crushinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ungowa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Ungowa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ungowa misses with a straight left.
Ungowa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crushinski. Crushinski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crushinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ungowa scores with a shot to the body.
Ungowa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ungowa lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungowa throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Ungowa.
Ungowa punishes Crushinski's body with a nice straight punch.
Ungowa lands a nice shot that snaps Crushinski's head back.
Ungowa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crushinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungowa scores with a jab to the body.
Ungowa scores with a jab. Crushinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ungowa tests Crushinski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crushinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ungowa scores with a nice body kick.
Ungowa looks for the body kick but Crushinski saw that one coming.
Ungowa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Ungowa finds it's way through Crushinski's defenses.
Ungowa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ungowa cracks Crushinski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ungowa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ungowa dips to his left and cracks Crushinski with an uppercut!
Ungowa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ungowa lands a left and a right that send Crushinski crashing to the mat, dazed. Ungowa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Crushinski is rocked!
Ungowa cracks Crushinski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crushinski falls to his knees and Ungowa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Ungowa!