PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Krasnov (ranked 6356 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Conway (ranked 4866 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Krasnov
vs
Conway

180 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Krasnov!
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, Ricky Conway!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasnov tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krasnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Conway misses.
Conway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conway lands with a nice combination. Krasnov backs away looking to recover.
Kirill Krasnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasnov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krasnov somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway works Krasnov's body with a nice hook.
Krasnov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Krasnov shoots in for a double leg but Conway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krasnov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krasnov shoots in and drives through. Conway sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Krasnov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway thuds his right hand into Krasnov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Conway scores with a four punch combination!
Conway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Krasnov is rocked!
Krasnov has been working on his balance at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Conway.
Conway throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Krasnov crashing down! Krasnov tries to stagger back to his feet but Conway just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Krasnov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Conway!