PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Praxedis Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasya Ivanov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Guerrero
vs
Ivanov

175 cm
18
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Praxedis Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasya Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Guerrero sprawls well.
Ivanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guerrero cracks Ivanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Vasya Ivanov has been cut.
Guerrero throws a series of strikes that have Ivanov backpedaling.
Guerrero misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Guerrero circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but Guerrero avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Guerrero pushes Ivanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Guerrero to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Praxedis Guerrero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasya Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Guerrero.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov is trying to drag Guerrero to the mat but Guerrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Ivanov takes a shot to the head.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to pull guard but Guerrero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Guerrero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Guerrero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guerrero lands a right hand.

Ivanov is rocked!
Guerrero dips a shoulder and cracks Ivanov with a mighty uppercut! Ivanov falls back against the cage and Guerrero unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ivanov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Guerrero screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Praxedis Guerrero!
Praxedis Guerrero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.