PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Penitent Man Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penitent Man Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The Penitent Man Kneels Before God. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Penitent Man Jr
vs
Rod

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
201 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Penitent Man Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rod!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penitent Man Jr thuds his right hand into Rod's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penitent Man Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rod is just out of range.
Penitent Man Jr misses with a looping right.
No luck for Rod with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Penitent Man Jr.
Rod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penitent Man Jr.
Penitent Man Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penitent Man Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Penitent Man Jr misses.
Penitent Man Jr swings for the body but Rod moves out of range.
Penitent Man Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Rod counters with a good low kick that Penitent Man Jr was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penitent Man Jr.
Penitent Man Jr misses with an uppercut
and Rod counters with a low kick, right behind Penitent Man Jr 's knee.
Penitent Man Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Rod counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penitent Man Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penitent Man Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Rod counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penitent Man Jr takes a swing at Rod's ribcage but misses.
Penitent Man Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rod manages to avoid it.
Penitent Man Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rod.
Penitent Man Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rod.
Penitent Man Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penitent Man Jr looks to land a left hand but Rod moved out of range nicely.
Penitent Man Jr misses with a hook.
Penitent Man Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rod throws a sloppy head kick and Penitent Man Jr moves out of range easily.
Rod staying out of range there.
Penitent Man Jr looks to land a left hand but Rod moved out of range nicely.
Penitent Man Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rod counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penitent Man Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rod shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penitent Man Jr but Penitent Man Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penitent Man Jr scores with a nice strike.
Nice sprawl there from Penitent Man Jr as Rod shoots in.
The Penitent Man Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rod.
Rod looks gassed!
Penitent Man Jr misses with a hook. Rod ducked under it nicely.
Rod walks into a straight right hand from Penitent Man Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penitent Man Jr stalks Rod and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rod's face. Rod staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Timur Rod has been cut.
Rod darts in trying to clinch
letting Penitent Man Jr counter with a right hand.

Rod is rocked!
Penitent Man Jr scores with a hook to the body. Rod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penitent Man Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rod.
A big right from Penitent Man Jr misses.
Rod is trying desperately to land a takedown but Penitent Man Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rod.
Penitent Man Jr connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penitent Man Jr loads up on a big right hand but Rod slips the punch.

Penitent Man Jr sends Rod crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Penitent Man Jr is motioning to the referee to let Rod up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rod is still on wobbly legs! Can Penitent Man Jr finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penitent Man Jr drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rod right on the button. Rod goes down! Penitent Man Jr follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Penitent Man Jr gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Penitent Man Jr!
After winning the bout, The Penitent Man Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.