PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignat Berkutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tod Truck looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Truck
vs
Berkutov

167 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Berkutov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Berkutov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Truck did well to prevent Berkutov getting side control.
Truck punching from the bottom.
Berkutov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berkutov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Truck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berkutov is working away from the top position though.
Berkutov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkutov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berkutov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berkutov lands a nice short elbow.
Berkutov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berkutov lands a nice short elbow.

Truck is rocked!
Truck is breathing heavily.
Berkutov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Truck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berkutov is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Truck is hurt! He's hurt bad - Berkutov fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Truck from any more punishment! Congratulations to Berkutov! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignat Berkutov!
A victorious Ignat Berkutov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.