PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pursov (ranked 23419 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loui Lempsey (ranked 5580 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Pursov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pursov
vs
Lempsey

198 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
25
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pursov!
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, Loui Lempsey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lempsey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lempsey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lempsey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lempsey is taking a breather. Pursov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lempsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lempsey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lempsey working Pursov over with strikes.
Lempsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pursov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lempsey working Pursov over with strikes.
Pursov wants to get back to full guard.
Lempsey drops an elbow to the side of Pursov's head.

It looks like Anton Pursov has been cut.
Lempsey lands with a punch from half guard.

Anton Pursov's cut is getting worse.
Lempsey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Anton Pursov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lempsey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Jeez, Anton Pursov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Pursov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Loui Lempsey!
Loui Lempsey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.