PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Maniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratard Ferus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratard Ferus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Borys Maniek's chin.

Maniek
vs
Ferus

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borys Maniek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ratard Ferus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferus was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniek.

Maniek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Maniek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ferus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Maniek stalls from top position.

Maniek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ferus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferus being controlled for a moment.
Maniek wants to stand but Ferus is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferus struggling a bit here.
Maniek slows the pace down.
Ferus is trying to buck Maniek off.
Maniek landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Maniek politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maniek prefers to stall for the moment though.

Ferus wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Maniek has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Ferus's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Ferus is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Maniek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Borys Maniek!