PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian McIanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marta Szarafin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

McIanson
vs
Szarafin

180 cm
19
136 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ian McIanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marta Szarafin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szarafin with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling McIanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Szarafin misses with a takedown
and McIanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Szarafin misses with a takedown attempt
and McIanson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ian McIanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marta Szarafin.
Szarafin closes the distance looking to clinch
and McIanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marta Szarafin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szarafin doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling McIanson to counter with a crisp jab.

McIanson has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szarafin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Szarafin is fighting off a takedown attempt but McIanson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Szarafin to the mat. Szarafin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

McIanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szarafin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McIanson has managed to get both his arms back between Szarafin's legs - danger averted.
Szarafin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Szarafin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McIanson is stalling in the full guard.

Szarafin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but McIanson frees his head nicely. Oh but Szarafin has switched to an armbar! McIanson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marta Szarafin!