PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorm Branting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Svetlakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Svetlakov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Branting
vs
Svetlakov

187 cm
19
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorm Branting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Svetlakov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sergei Svetlakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svetlakov.
Branting loads up on a big right hand but Svetlakov slips the punch.
Svetlakov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Branting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Sergei Svetlakov has been cut.
No joy there for Svetlakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Branting finds it's way through Svetlakov's defenses.
Svetlakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Branting throws a poor cross that misses
and Svetlakov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Gorm Branting has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetlakov misses with a combination
and Branting counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Branting does no damage.
No joy there for Svetlakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetlakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branting connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Branting scores with a shot to the body.
Branting steps in with a hook that catches Svetlakov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Branting follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Svetlakov looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorm Branting!