PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matty Minchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Anara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Minchin
vs
Anara

178 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matty Minchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Anara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minchin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minchin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minchin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minchin lands a jab-cross combination.

Anara is rocked!

It looks like Ruslan Anara has been cut.
Minchin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anara is still on wobbly legs! Can Minchin finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minchin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anara counters by clinching up.
Minchin tries to break the clinch but Anara is controlling the position.

Minchin jumps guard.

Anara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Anara gets to his feet - Minchin follows without any prompting.

Minchin lands a left and a right that send Anara crashing to the mat, dazed. Minchin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Minchin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anara.
Minchin connects with a nice cross there... Anara is looking wobbly and Minchin recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Anara to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Minchin jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matty Minchin!