PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walood Kassab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassab comes to the cage accompanied by Merauder - Life Is Pain. Putin has chosen IAMX - Happiness as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kassab
vs
Putin

184 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

183 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walood Kassab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Kassab blocks with his arms.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Walood Kassab has been cut.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kassab creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kassab is blocking nicely.
Putin looking to throw knees to the head but Kassab is blocking nicely.
Putin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kassab looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Putin blocks the elbow strike.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kassab slowing the pace effectively.
Kassab stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kassab seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kassab takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Putin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kassab seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Putin can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kassab has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kassab pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walood Kassab.

Kassab feints and as Putin raises his hands in defense, Kassab changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kassab advances position into side control!
We've been hearing that Kassab has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kassab in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kassab scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Putin to see if he's OK.
Putin tries to escape but Kassab is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kassab scoring with punches and elbows.
Kassab lands an elbow.
Kassab working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Putin is rocked!
Putin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kassab is controlling him well.
Putin is still in real trouble! Can Kassab finish him?
Kassab working the ground and pound.
Kassab lands a strong strike to the head of Putin. That's dazed him! Kassab looking to finish here. Putin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kassab lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walood Kassab!
Walood Kassab bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.