PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pound Ground (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Solodyhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ground
vs
Solodyhin

225 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

194 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pound Ground!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anton Solodyhin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ground pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Ground scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Ground.
Solodyhin lands with a right hand.
Solodyhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solodyhin.
Nice defenses there by Ground.
Ground stuns Solodyhin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ground misses with a looping right.
Solodyhin throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.
Pound Ground seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solodyhin blocks a head kick by Ground.
A punch combination from Ground misses.
Solodyhin misses with a looping left.
Ground takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ground, right into the meat.
Ground dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ground takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Solodyhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ground.
Ground keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solodyhin.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solodyhin punishes Ground's body with a nice straight punch.
Ground defending well as Solodyhin loads up on a big left hand.
Solodyhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solodyhin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ground steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solodyhin.
Solodyhin lands an overhand right.
Solodyhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Solodyhin lands with a good body shot.
Ground moves out of range of the strikes.
Ground throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground looks to score with a jab to the body but Solodyhin is just out of range.
Ground slips a jab from Solodyhin.
Solodyhin looks to land a left hand but Ground moved out of range nicely.
Ground throws a combination that misses
and Solodyhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Ground.
Ground pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Solodyhin back to the cage. Ground follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ground is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solodyhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ground.
Solodyhin connects with a nice looking jab.
Ground avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solodyhin throws a looping overhand right but Ground ducks down to avoid it.

Oooooh!!! Ground has knocked Solodyhin down with a huge combo! Ground steps away and waves a wobbly Solodyhin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Solodyhin is rocked!
Ground thuds his shin into the meat of Solodyhin's side.
Solodyhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ground finish him?
Ground pounces like a tiger and cracks Solodyhin with a vicious hook! Solodyhin is down but not out! Ground follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pound Ground!