PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martaza Gazafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislav Krauss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gazafi
vs
Krauss

175 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martaza Gazafi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Krauss!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gazafi closes the distance and clinches.
Gazafi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krauss.
Krauss drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krauss avoiding damage as Gazafi throws knees to the body.
Krauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gazafi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gazafi as Krauss tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gazafi has hold of one of Krauss's legs. Krauss is fighting the takedown attempt but Gazafi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gazafi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Krauss is looking for a triangle but Gazafi pushes his legs off easily.
Krauss will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Krauss looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazafi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Krauss is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gazafi has his hands clasped together but Krauss extends an breaks Gazafi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Krauss.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanislav Krauss!