PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radu Radauteanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radu Radauteanu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Francesco Long's chin.

Long
vs
Radauteanu

168 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesco Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radu Radauteanu!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a takedown attempt

and Radauteanu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Radauteanu turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Radauteanu manages to end up in side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Radauteanu misses with the ground and pound.
Radauteanu working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What's Long going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Long is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Radauteanu is controlling him well.
Radauteanu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Long is trying to control Radauteanu's posture but Radauteanu avoids it.
Radauteanu cracks Long with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Radauteanu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long is not content to let Radauteanu control the position.
Radauteanu prevents Long from escaping the position.
Radauteanu landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radauteanu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Radauteanu is working Long over with some ground and pound from side control.

Long is rocked!
Radauteanu cracks Long with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Radauteanu immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Long is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Radauteanu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radu Radauteanu!