PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz de Vivar comes to the cage accompanied by Verso Terso. Kourdakov has chosen Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz de Vivar
vs
Kourdakov

168 cm
24
143 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

165 cm
27
141 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kourdakov throws a head kick but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range.
Kourdakov cracks Diaz de Vivar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kourdakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Kourdakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kourdakov as Diaz de Vivar tries to tie him up.
Kourdakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar jumps guard but Kourdakov stands there with Diaz de Vivar around his waist. Diaz de Vivar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kourdakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz de Vivar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kourdakov is trying to trip Diaz de Vivar. He has hold of a leg but Diaz de Vivar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kourdakov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kourdakov looking to pass the guard.
Diaz de Vivar wants to sweep here but Kourdakov controlling him for the moment.
Kourdakov wants to control from the top but Diaz de Vivar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kourdakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz de Vivar working a defensive guard here.
Diaz de Vivar trying to strike off his back.
Diaz de Vivar looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz de Vivar, not yet.
Kourdakov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kourdakov passes into half guard.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov works his way into full mount!
Diaz de Vivar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kourdakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Kourdakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kourdakov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz de Vivar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to improve his position but Kourdakov isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov cracks Diaz de Vivar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz de Vivar is squirming around, avoiding Kourdakov's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Kourdakov connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has been cut.
Kourdakov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kourdakov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz de Vivar?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kourdakov dominating with strikes here.

Diaz de Vivar is rocked!

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is getting worse.
Kourdakov with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Diaz de Vivar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz de Vivar tries to lock up and control but Kourdakov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz de Vivar seems to have got his legs back now.
Kourdakov tries to control but Diaz de Vivar wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kourdakov.

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz de Vivar wants to control but Kourdakov is having none of it.
Kourdakov trying to control but Diaz de Vivar is having none of it.
Diaz de Vivar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kourdakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kourdakov landing strikes from the mount and Diaz de Vivar is in trouble!

Jeez, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Kourdakov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sergei Kourdakov thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).