PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance HP (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Strugalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

HP
vs
Strugalsky

166 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance HP!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Strugalsky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strugalsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with HP, pushing him back against the cage.
HP blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strugalsky lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Lance HP has been cut.
Strugalsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strugalsky trying to land knees to the body.
Strugalsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through HP's defenses.
HP could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
HP blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. HP is defending well for now.
HP on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
HP on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
HP blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strugalsky missing with knees to the body.
Strugalsky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lance HP's cut is getting worse.
Strugalsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from HP.
HP can't get the takedown.
HP on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Strugalsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
HP takes an elbow to the temple.
Strugalsky lands an elbow that stopped HP in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
HP managing to block the knees to the body from Strugalsky.
HP tries to pull guard but Strugalsky holds him up against the cage and eventually HP drops back down to his feet.
Strugalsky tries to land knees in the clinch but HP avoids the damage to the body.
Strugalsky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lance HP's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Strugalsky.
HP tries to circle away but Strugalsky has him pinned against the cage.
Strugalsky lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Lance HP's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Strugalsky trying to land knees to the body.
Strugalsky lands a damaging elbow.

HP is rocked!
Strugalsky crunches a lovely knee into HP's ribcage.
Oh HP is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
HP is breathing heavily.
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!
Strugalsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Strugalsky lands a big elbow that drops HP! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - HP is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Strugalsky!