PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valeriy Diatlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Matienzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoel Matienzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diatlov
vs
Matienzo

195 cm
18
267 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeriy Diatlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Matienzo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diatlov fails with a takedown attempt.
Diatlov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matienzo sprawls well. Matienzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diatlov gets slowly back to his feet.
Diatlov shoots in looking for a takedown but Matienzo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diatlov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valeriy Diatlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Matienzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diatlov, pushing him back against the cage.
Diatlov is trying to pull guard but Matienzo has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Matienzo.
Matienzo is leaning against Diatlov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diatlov is breathing heavily.
Matienzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Matienzo gets through Diatlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matienzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matienzo.
Matienzo lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matienzo creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Diatlov out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoel Matienzo!
Our winner, Yoel Matienzo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.