PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Pepperoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fest
vs
Pepperoni

185 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

223 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
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, Tony Pepperoni!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepperoni shoots and misses
and Fest counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tony Pepperoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepperoni wants to clinch.
Fest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pepperoni misses with a combination

and Fest counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fest.
Fest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fest's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fest trying to control but Pepperoni is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fest chips away with some ground and pound.
Fest postures up and lands a big shot to Pepperoni's brow.
Pepperoni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fest stops Pepperoni from standing up.
Fest chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepperoni has momentary wrist control but Fest slips an elbow through the middle.
Fest forces his way into half guard.
Fest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fest is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fest lands strikes from half guard.
Pepperoni trying to control here.

Fest is looking for a kimura here.
Pepperoni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fest scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fest takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fest passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pepperoni!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fest lands a nice shot to the head.
Fest controlling the pace for now.
Fest unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Pepperoni wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fest celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fun Fest!