PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mate Pisarek (ranked 4395 p4p, 6760 weight class) and Yuri N Maltsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pisarek
vs
Maltsev

210 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
260
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mate Pisarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri N Maltsev!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisarek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pisarek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pisarek wants to clinch
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.

It looks like Mate Pisarek has been cut.
Maltsev works Pisarek's body with a nice hook.
Maltsev circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Maltsev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maltsev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pisarek at a distance.
Pisarek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pisarek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pisarek swings widly with a right hand
and Pisarek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pisarek is rocked!
Pisarek throws a looping overhand right but Maltsev ducks down to avoid it.
Maltsev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maltsev ducks under a wild hook from Pisarek.
Maltsev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pisarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maltsev.
Maltsev avoids the body shot from Pisarek.
A shot to the liver by Pisarek. Beautiful body shot.
Maltsev thuds a left hand into Pisarek's body.
Pisarek with a nice cross.
Pisarek digs a good hook to Maltsev's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisarek misses with an uppercut
and Maltsev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pisarek thinking.
Pisarek is breathing heavily.
Maltsev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pisareks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pisarek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maltsev to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Pisarek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mate Pisarek's cut is getting worse.
Pisarek misses with a right hand
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Maltsev tries to move into range but Pisarek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pisarek misses with a body shot
and Maltsev scores with a counter punch that sends Pisarek to the canvas! Maltsev smells blood - he's punishing Pisarek with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pisarek has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri N Maltsev!