PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wasp
vs
Elsner

170 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaspard Wasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Elsner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasp cracks a nice hook into Elsner's ribs.
Wasp thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Elsner if he has to take too many more of those.
Elsner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Elsner tries to counter it with a takedown but Wasp pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Wasp moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Wasp.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wasp.

Wasp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspard Wasp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasp closes the distance looking to clinch

and Elsner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wasp's guard.
Wasp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wasp wants to stand up but Elsner is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wasp seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Elsner throws a big right hand that misses.
Elsner stops Wasp from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Wasp drops Elsner with a beautiful combination! Elsner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wasp is looking for the KO!

Elsner is rocked!

It looks like Michal Elsner has been cut.
Wasp batters Elsner with a massive right followed by a huge left! Elsner is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Wasp lands a final crushing right hand to drop Elsner to the mat with a gruesome thud! Wasp is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gaspard Wasp!
Gaspard Wasp took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.