PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zhelyabov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhelyabov has chosen Гимн СССР as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Barca
vs
Zhelyabov

194 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Zhelyabov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Zhelyabov.
Barca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barca really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zhelyabov avoids a kick to the body.
Barca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zhelyabov checks a low kick from Barca.
Barca wants to land a leg kick but Zhelyabov is out of range.
Zhelyabov misses with a hook. Barca ducked under it nicely.
Barca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhelyabov blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhelyabov. That did some damage!
Barca throws a leg kick which misses Zhelyabov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhelyabov tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhelyabov blocks a head kick by Barca.
Barca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zhelyabov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Zhelyabov.
Barca scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhelyabov is looking to score with low kicks.
Barca scores with a head kick.

It looks like Andrei Zhelyabov has been cut.
Barca lands a head kick!
Barca blocks a head kick by Zhelyabov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Barca slams his shin into Zhelyabov's torso.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhelyabov counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Barca misses
and Zhelyabov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barca. That's going to slow Zhelyabov down.
Barca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Barca misses
and Zhelyabov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barca lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Barca.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhelyabov counters with a low kick, right behind Barca 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with a low kick.
Barca throws a head kick that misses
and Zhelyabov counters with an inside leg kick.
Barca is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Barca is predictable there
and Zhelyabov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick and Zhelyabov moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Barca is predictable there
and Zhelyabov counters with a huge head kick that drops Barca! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Zhelyabov!