PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Guschin (ranked 4001 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Fazik (ranked 20781 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Fazik told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Guschin
vs
Fazik

175 cm
28
220 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

180 cm
33
211 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Fazik!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazik walks into a left hand.

Guschin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fazik on his heels. He'll look to pass Fazik's guard now, I'm sure.
Guschin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Fazik working for a triangle but Guschin defends it easily.
Fazik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guschin is one step ahead there.
Fazik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Guschin passes Fazik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Guschin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fazik trying to control here.

Fazik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guschin lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin winds up and cracks Fazik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guschin winds up and cracks Fazik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guschin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fazik trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guschin creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Fazik is out cold and this one is all over! Guschin climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanislav Guschin!