PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ginta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diabeetus Hartfaleyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ginta
vs
Hartfaleyer

195 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Daniel Ginta!
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, Diabeetus Hartfaleyer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartfaleyer tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Ginta.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hartfaleyer. Ginta shrugs it off though.
Good exchange - Ginta coming out on top.

It looks like Diabeetus Hartfaleyer has been cut.
Hartfaleyer scores with a nice right hand.
Ginta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartfaleyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Ginta tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartfaleyer thuds his right hand into Ginta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniel Ginta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartfaleyer moves away from the strike by Ginta.
Hartfaleyer is looking to land body kicks.
Ginta looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartfaleyer is just out of range.
Good shot there by Hartfaleyer.
A jab from Hartfaleyer does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginta takes one to the chin there.
Ginta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartfaleyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ginta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartfaleyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hartfaleyer lands a really nice looking cross but Ginta seems unphased.
Hartfaleyer connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartfaleyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Ginta fails to land with a series of punches.
Ginta is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ginta.
Hartfaleyer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hartfaleyer digs a good body shot into Ginta's ribs.
Hartfaleyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartfaleyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartfaleyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hartfaleyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hartfaleyer lands a left hand.
Hartfaleyer has Ginta pressed against the cage, preventing Ginta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartfaleyer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer tries to work over Ginta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartfaleyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ginta.
Hartfaleyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartfaleyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartfaleyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartfaleyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gintas head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartfaleyer lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Daniel Ginta has been cut.
Hartfaleyer leaning against his opponent.
Hartfaleyer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hartfaleyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ginta's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartfaleyer taking a breather.
Hartfaleyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartfaleyer gets through Ginta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hartfaleyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Ginta gets an underhook and turns Hartfaleyer into the cage.
Hartfaleyer cracks Ginta with a nice body shot.
Hartfaleyer misses with some punches.
Hartfaleyer taking a breather.
Hartfaleyer misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer trying to control the position but instead, Ginta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartfaleyer into the cage.
Hartfaleyer tries a body shot but Ginta blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartfaleyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gintas head.
Hartfaleyer is leaning against Ginta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartfaleyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ginta backwards.
Hartfaleyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ginta's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hartfaleyer on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer misses with a punch to the body.
Hartfaleyer scores with a shot to the side of Ginta's head.
Hartfaleyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ginta tries a knee to the head but Hartfaleyer blocks it.
Hartfaleyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartfaleyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hartfaleyer fails to land.
Hartfaleyer trying to control the position but instead, Ginta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartfaleyer into the cage.
Hartfaleyer taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartfaleyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartfaleyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginta is trying to force a seperation but Hartfaleyer has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartfaleyer misses with the head strike.
Hartfaleyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hartfaleyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Ginta controls his hands.
Ginta blocks a body shot from Hartfaleyer.
Ginta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartfaleyer tries a body shot but Ginta blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ginta as Hartfaleyer tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hartfaleyer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hartfaleyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ginta is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diabeetus Hartfaleyer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Ginta does no damage.
Ginta misses with a double jab.
Ginta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartfaleyer.
Ginta throws a head kick that misses.
Daniel Ginta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ginta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartfaleyer throws a leg kick which misses Ginta's front leg but catches the back leg as Ginta tries to avoid it.

Hartfaleyer drops Ginta with a beautiful combination! Ginta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hartfaleyer is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ginta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer looks to land a combination. Ginta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ginta is rocked!

Hartfaleyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ginta, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartfaleyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartfaleyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ginta.
Hartfaleyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartfaleyer lands an elbow that stopped Ginta in his tracks for a moment.
Hartfaleyer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ginta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ginta takes an elbow to the temple.

Daniel Ginta's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartfaleyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ginta backwards.
Ginta wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartfaleyer won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer stalls.
Hartfaleyer misses with a body punch.
Hartfaleyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ginta.
Hartfaleyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Hartfaleyer pushes Ginta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartfaleyer presses Ginta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hartfaleyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartfaleyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ginta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ginta blocks a body shot from Hartfaleyer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartfaleyer avoiding damage.
Hartfaleyer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartfaleyer is looking to control Ginta's arms but Ginta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartfaleyer has his back to the cage.
Hartfaleyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ginta backwards.
Hartfaleyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginta backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Hartfaleyer.
Hartfaleyer lands a shoulder strike.
Hartfaleyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartfaleyer lands an elbow inside that Ginta shrugs off.
Hartfaleyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Ginta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartfaleyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Hartfaleyer lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ginta's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Hartfaleyer tries to finish him with strikes but Ginta still seems able to defend himself so Hartfaleyer steps back and lets Ginta get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Hartfaleyer goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hartfaleyer goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Ginta stumbles back but Hartfaleyer runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Ginta to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Ginta will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diabeetus Hartfaleyer!