PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Bandert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michail Bandert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Giel
vs
Bandert

197 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

190 cm
21
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Bandert!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel tries to bum rush Bandert with a series of wild strikes but Bandert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michail Bandert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giel.
Bandert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bandert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giel but Giel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giel misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giel as he avoids it easily.
Paul Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michail Bandert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandert.

Bandert looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bandert trying to control the position from guard on top but Giel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bandert is controlling him.
Bandert pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giel is keeping the position for now.
Bandert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giel can't keep his opponent in guard - Bandert advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Giel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Giel tries to get out of the position.

Bandert is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Giel is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michail Bandert!