PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgen Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgen Konstantinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lei
vs
Konstantinov

170 cm
24
170 lbs
7 - 50 - 2

185 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 50 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgen Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konstantinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konstantinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lei throws a right hand that Konstantinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Konstantinov also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Konstantinov.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch.

Konstantinov pushes Lei up against the cage in a clinch.
Konstantinov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Lei is controlling him.
Lei has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Konstantinov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lei backwards.

Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Konstantinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lei lands a big head kick that sends Konstantinov tumbling to the mat! Lei takes a step backwards and waves Konstantinov back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Evgen Konstantinov has been cut.
Lei is looking to clinch but Konstantinov is avoiding it.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Lei circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konstantinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konstantinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konstantinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Lei clinches with his opponent.
Konstantinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lei has him pressed against the cage.

Lei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lei clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konstantinov is trying to push Lei away but Lei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Konstantinov instigates a clinch.
Konstantinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Konstantinov on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lei's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Lei has had enough of the clinch but Konstantinov keeps him there for the moment.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch but Lei is avoiding it.
Konstantinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov tries to clinch there but Lei circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konstantinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lei counters with a head kick that drops Konstantinov to the mat! Konstantinov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Konstantinov is rocked!
Konstantinov gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frito Lei!