PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Zamiatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamiatin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tuvinian Singing. On his way into the cage it seems that Balaur Bondoc has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Balaur Bondoc seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bondoc
vs
Zamiatin

185 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Zamiatin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondoc works over Zamiatin's head and body with a nice combination.

Bondoc closes the distance and clinches.
Zamiatin is working for takedown but Bondoc is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zamiatin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bondoc is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bondoc prevents the takedown attempt.
Balaur Bondoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.
Bondoc is struggling to control the position.
Zamiatin tries to score a body lock takedown but Bondoc shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bondoc lands a good knee to the midsection. Zamiatin won't want to take too many of those.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sasha Zamiatin has been cut.
Zamiatin trying to stall but Bondoc improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bondoc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zamiatin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bondoc's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bondoc duly obliges.
Zamiatin looks gassed!

Bondoc moves into the clinch successfully.
Bondoc lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bondoc lands with a left to the head.
Bondoc lands with a short shot to the head.
Bondoc holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bondoc lands a shot to the body.
Bondoc with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bondoc lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bondoc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zamiatin backwards.
Bondoc lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Bondoc.
Bondoc crunches a lovely knee into Zamiatin's ribcage.

Bondoc manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Zamiatin is rocked!
Balaur Bondoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bondoc clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Bondoc.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bondoc.
Bondoc connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bondoc.
Zamiatin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bondoc gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zamiatin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bondoc with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zamiatin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bondoc finish him?
Bondoc lands a hook that snaps the head of Zamiatin backwards.
Bondoc jerks Zamiatin's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Zamiatin drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bondoc goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bondoc because Zamiatin was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Balaur Bondoc!