PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Inclan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

NZonzi
vs
Inclan

176 cm
32
160 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

225 cm
31
165 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Bellum Dominum

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven NZonzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Inclan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NZonzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inclan. That did some damage!
NZonzi scores with a kick to the body.

NZonzi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

NZonzi is trying to work for a kimura but Inclan is defending well.
NZonzi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

NZonzi stands up out of the half guard.
Inclan shoots in for a takedown but NZonzi shows good takedown defense.

NZonzi darts in and clinches Inclan up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inclan is fighting off a takedown attempt but NZonzi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Inclan to the mat. Inclan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
NZonzi landing with the ground and pound.
NZonzi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
NZonzi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Steven NZonzi just wasn't active enough.
Good standup being displayed there by NZonzi as he connects with a hook.

Inclan is rocked!

It looks like Rafael Inclan has been cut.

NZonzi clinches up with Inclan and pushes him back against the cage.

NZonzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from NZonzi misses the target.

NZonzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Inclan is still in real trouble! Can NZonzi finish him?
NZonzi is taking a breather. Inclan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Inclan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Steven NZonzi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
NZonzi pounces like a tiger and cracks Inclan with a vicious hook! Inclan is down but not out! NZonzi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steven NZonzi!
Steven NZonzi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bellum Dominum, into his post fight interview.