PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Loituma TECHNO!. Malvin Maldi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maldi
vs
Snegov

170 cm
26
161 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

185 cm
23
153 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snegov tries to bum rush Maldi with a series of wild strikes but Maldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snegov throws out the jab.
Snegov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Snegov throws a combination that misses

so Maldi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maldi trying to move into half guard but instead Snegov has managed to sweep!

Snegov has gone for a leg lock! Maldi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Snegov's guard.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snegov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maldi works over Snegov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snegov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maldi with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maldi wants to control from the top but Snegov keeps moving.

Maldi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Snegov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maldi, into his guard.
Maldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snegov is one step ahead there.

Snegov wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Maldi's closed guard. He's half up but Maldi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Maldi pivots and extends the arm, Snegov falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Maldi! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malvin Maldi!