PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kola Dum Knightling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kola Dum Knightling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Valentin Padilla's chin.

Padilla
vs
Dum Knightling

174 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kola Dum Knightling!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dum Knightling gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dum Knightling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dum Knightling misses with a double jab

and Padilla counters with a shoot takedown. Dum Knightling fights it but they end up in guard.
Dum Knightling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dum Knightling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.
Dum Knightling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Padilla could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Padilla distracts Dum Knightling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Padilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Padilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dum Knightling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dum Knightling wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Padilla manages to pass to side control.

Padilla is trying for a kimura here. Dum Knightling looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Padilla wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valentin Padilla!