PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balunk Salim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dani Thrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrana has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Salim
vs
Thrana

181 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
189 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Thrana!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salim cracks Thrana with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thrana looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Salim finish him?

Thrana is rocked!

It looks like Dani Thrana has been cut.
Thrana looks gassed!
Thrana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thrana is still on wobbly legs! Can Salim finish him?
Salim misses with an uppercut.
Thrana seems to have recovered his senses.
Thrana ducks under a wild hook from Salim.
Salim swings for the body but Thrana moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Salim.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Salim.

Salim cracks Thrana with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thrana looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Salim finish him?

Thrana is rocked!
Thrana is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Salim doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Thrana crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Thrana's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Balunk Salim!