PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Cover
vs
Stone

180 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Runfor Cover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Stone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cover throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Cover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Cover saw that one coming.
Stone digs a good body shot into Cover's ribs.
Cover throws a one two combo.

It looks like Fred Stone has been cut.
Cover tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Stone misses.
Stone looks for a takedown but Cover sprawls well.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Runfor Cover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cover.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Cover misses.
Cover connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Stone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cover backs up against the cage.
Cover connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Cover! Stone is backing up but he can't get away as Cover lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Stone and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Runfor Cover!