PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balunk Salim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Shtatnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandr Shtatnov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Salim
vs
Shtatnov

181 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Balunk Salim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Shtatnov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salim swings for the body but Shtatnov moves out of range.
Salim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Alexandr Shtatnov has been cut.
Salim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shtatnov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salim lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Salim does it's job there.
Shtatnov looks gassed!
Salim connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salim cracks Shtatnov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shtatnov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Salim pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shtatnov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balunk Salim!