PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dunaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Evol Intent - Brocken Sword. Daniel Tsoi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dunaev
vs
Tsoi

198 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
254 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Dunaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Tsoi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunaev throws a nice head kick!
Dunaev lands with a kick to the temple. Tsoi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dunaev misses with a few strikes there.
Dunaev throws a head kick that Tsoi semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Dunaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tsoi shoots in and bounces Dunaev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Tsoi drops back looking for a leg! Dunaev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dunaev manages to kick Tsoi off! Tsoi jumps back into Dunaev's guard.
Dunaev keeping full guard, as Tsoi tries to pass.
Tsoi pushes down on Dunaev's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsoi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tsoi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dunaev defend it? Tsoi steps over the head and cranks it - Dunaev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tsoi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Tsoi!