PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kasabian - Switchblade Smiles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Stefan
vs
Alson

195 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pascal Stefan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Alson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stefan to the mat! Stefan manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stefan is keeping the position for now.
Alson preventing the sweep.
Alson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stefan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alson trying to control but Stefan is working from the bottom.
Alson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Stefan has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alson doesn't defend quickly enough and Stefan has managed to lock this one up! Can Alson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Stefan on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pascal Stefan!