PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Hnizdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Panes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hnizdo
vs
Panes

177 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Hnizdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boom Panes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panes moves out of range of the body kick from Hnizdo.
Hnizdo misses with a body shot.
Hnizdo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Panes.
Hnizdo tries to score with a low kick but Panes moves his leg out of the way.
Panes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hnizdo looks to land a body kick but Panes moved away.
Panes looks to score with a jab to the body but Hnizdo is just out of range.
Panes throws a shot from downtown. Hnizdo moves away and avoids it.
Hnizdo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Boom Panes has been cut.
Panes checks the leg kick.
Hnizdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Panes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hnizdo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hnizdo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hnizdo throws a head kick that misses.
Hnizdo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hnizdo defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hnizdo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hnizdo misses with a head kick.
Panes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hnizdo defends it well.
Hnizdo throws a sloppy head kick and Panes moves out of range easily.
Panes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hnizdo slips a jab and a cross from Panes.
A swing and a miss from Panes.
Panes looks to throw the jab but Hnizdo is out of range.
Hnizdo wants to slow Panes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hnizdo misses with a wild body shot.
Hnizdo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Panes is able to avoid easily.
Hnizdo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hnizdo wants to land a leg kick but Panes is out of range.
Hnizdo is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Hnizdo misses.
Panes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hnizdo misses with a few strikes there.
Panes moves in looking to clinch but Hnizdo pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hnizdo is looking to chop away at Panes's legs.
Hnizdo swats away the attempt to clinch by Panes.
Panes blocks a head kick by Hnizdo.
Hnizdo moves out of range of the strikes.
Panes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hnizdo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Panes is out of range.
Panes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hnizdo misses with a head kick.
Panes throws a body punch but Hnizdo moves out of range.
A head kick by Hnizdo misses

and Panes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hnizdo won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hnizdo parries the strikes from Panes easily there. Panes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hnizdo to escape.
Panes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Panes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Panes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hnizdo's legs.
Panes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hnizdo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Panes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Panes is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hnizdo is trying to escape and Panes transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hnizdo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Panes! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boom Panes!