PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 4950 p4p, 519 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 6273 p4p, 574 weight class). Rodionovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zaintashara
vs
Rodionovich

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but Zaintashara moves out of range.
Rodionovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaintashara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodionovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaintashara is fending him off so far but Rodionovich persists. Nope, Zaintashara circles away and we're back to standing.
Zaintashara slips a jab and a cross from Rodionovich.
Zaintashara scores with a jab. Rodionovich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zaintashara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaintashara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Rodionovich is rocked!
Donk. Zaintashara catches Rodionovich right on the button with a cross.
Rodionovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaintashara finish him?
Zaintashara connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodionovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodionovich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaintashara pinned against the cage. Zaintashara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rodionovich seems to have recovered his senses.

Zaintashara lands a left and a right that send Rodionovich crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaintashara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zaintashara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaintashara. That snapped Rodionovich's head back.
Musan Zaintashara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodionovich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaintashara swivels and escapes.
Musan Zaintashara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Rodionovich.
Rodionovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zaintashara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaintashara pounces like a tiger and cracks Rodionovich with a vicious hook! Rodionovich is down but not out! Zaintashara follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Musan Zaintashara!
A relieved looking Musan Zaintashara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Alexei Rodionovich had this to say: 'Every white has its black and every sweet its sour'.