PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1171 p4p, 948 weight class) and Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 159 p4p, 134 weight class). Evgenii Mamchenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's chin.

Mamchenko
vs
Burduada No Cranio

175 cm
39
198
27 - 21 - 2

188 cm
30
196
15 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Threads of HARDCORE
PWNAGE

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 27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Mamchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamchenko looks to land a left hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range nicely.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a head kick.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a kick to the temple. Mamchenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burduada No Cranio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mamchenko back to the cage. Burduada No Cranio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burduada No Cranio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mamchenko slips a jab and a cross from Burduada No Cranio.
Mamchenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mamchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch.

Mamchenko has hold of one of Burduada No Cranio's legs. Burduada No Cranio is fighting the takedown attempt but Mamchenko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mamchenko won't allow Burduada No Cranio to sweep him here.

Burduada No Cranio pushes Mamchenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Burduada No Cranio tries to sprawl out of it but Mamchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamchenko checks the leg kick.
Mamchenko throwing a counter right hand but Burduada No Cranio manages to avoid it.

Burduada No Cranio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mamchenko working hard to break the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamchenko backwards.

Mamchenko breaks the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mamchenko misses the jab.
Mamchenko misses with a hook
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Burduada No Cranio instigates a clinch.

Mamchenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Burduada No Cranio manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamchenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko works the jab nicely.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.

Burduada No Cranio moves into range and clinches up with Mamchenko.
I was talking to Mamchenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mamchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mamchenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burduada No Cranio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamchenko misses the jab.
Mamchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick that knocks Mamchenko off balance momentarily.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a head kick.
Mamchenko misses with a right hand
and Burduada No Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko misses with a left hand
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a two punch combo.

Mamchenko feints and as Burduada No Cranio raises his hands in defense, Mamchenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Burduada No Cranio pushes Mamchenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a right hand but Mamchenko moved out of range.
Burduada No Cranio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mamchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Mamchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio slips a straight right by Mamchenko.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Mamchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mamchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a jab.
Burduada No Cranio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burduada No Cranio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Mamchenko misses with a hook.
Burduada No Cranio is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamchenko finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mamchenko ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Burduada No Cranio out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evgenii Mamchenko!
Evgenii Mamchenko opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.