PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Zadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zadov has chosen Hu Ha as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bigalo
vs
Zadov

180 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasiliy Zadov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bigalo rushes Zadov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Zadov breaks the clinch.
Zadov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bigalo throws out the jab.
Bigalo tries to clinch there but Zadov circles away.
Bigalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zadov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zadov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bigalo.
Zadov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bigalo. That did some damage!
Bigalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bigalo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadov thows a leg kick but Bigalo checks it
and Bigalo counters with a good low kick that Zadov was not able to check.
Zadov's coach down at Ivan's house of pain [300$] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zadov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zadov works the jab nicely.
Duce Bigalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bigalo.
Bigalo tries to clinch there but Zadov circles away.
Bigalo misses with a low kick as Zadov jumps back.
Bigalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bigalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Zadov.
Bigalo throws a leg kick but Zadov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bigalo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Zadov gets tackled into the cage by Bigalo. Bigalo maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zadov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bigalos head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bigalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zadov's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Zadov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zadov scores with a knee to the head.
Zadov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.

Zadov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigalo tries to close the distance and clinch but Zadov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bigalo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zadov is out of range.

Bigalo has Zadov up against the cage in a clinch.
Zadov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bigalo lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadov pushes Bigalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zadov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bigalo blocks an elbow strike.
Bigalo missing with knees to the body.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Zadov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bigalo tries a knee to the head but Zadov blocks it.
Bigalo pushes off an throws an elbow but Zadov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zadov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Duce Bigalo has been cut.
Zadov lands a knee to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zadov is defending well for now.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zadov avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zadov avoiding damage as Bigalo throws knees to the body.
Bigalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zadov is defending well for now.
Zadov managing to block the knees to the body from Bigalo.
Still in the clinch, Zadov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bigalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Zadov avoids the damage to the body.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Zadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bigalo looking to throw knees to the head but Zadov is blocking nicely.
Zadov takes a knee right on the jaw!

Zadov is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo misses with a knee strike.
Zadov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigalo finish him?
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
Bigalo has Zadov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Zadov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bigalo - that's hurt Zadov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Zadov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Zadov doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Duce Bigalo!
Our winner, Duce Bigalo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.