PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 2499 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 7733 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomomi Tsuruta has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexandr Romanov's chin.

Romanov
vs
Tsuruta

187 cm
46
212 lbs
39 - 23 - 0

192 cm
20
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
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, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuruta.
A little feinted left hand from Romanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romanov misses with a body kick.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsuruta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romanov misses with a combination
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romanov thinking.
Romanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tsuruta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tsuruta there.
Romanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Romanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Tsuruta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romanov swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Tsuruta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tsuruta cracks Romanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Romanov is rocked!
Good exchange - Romanov coming out on top.
Oh Romanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tsuruta! But no joy.
Romanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Tsuruta lands a right hook to the body.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.
No joy there for Romanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Romanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta scores with a hook.
Tsuruta moves away from the strike by Romanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romanov needs to keep his hands up - Tsuruta had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Romanov. Those never looked like landing.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body. Romanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romanov is breathing heavily.
Tsuruta fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Romanov out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tomomi Tsuruta!