PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bely (ranked 24384 p4p, 5225 weight class) and Alexander Borgia (ranked 710 p4p, 597 weight class). Alexander Borgia will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bely
vs
Borgia

178 cm
19
195
1 - 5 - 0

184 cm
18
196
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MKFC

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Bely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia scores with a jab to the head.
Borgia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bely throws a lazy uppercut
and Borgia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Borgia there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Borgia has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bely takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Bely is rocked!
Bely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Bely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borgia jabs Bely to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bely seems to have got his legs back now.
Bely misses with the combination.
Bely is breathing heavily.
Bely leaves his chin hanging out and Borgia seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bely crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Borgia!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Borgia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.