PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izaak Kanumba (ranked 4529 p4p, 4573 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 137 p4p, 138 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kanumba
vs
Pandeya

190 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izaak Kanumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya blocks the body kick.
Pandeya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kanumba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanumba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pandeya checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kanumba throws a low kick, looking for Pandeya's leg but Pandeya calmly moves out of range.
Kanumba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kanumba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandeya blocks the leg kick.
Pandeya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanumba sprawls well. Kanumba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pandeya gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Kanumba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Izaak Kanumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saurabh Pandeya.

Pandeya closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kanumba is letting Pandeya control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some bone on bone action there as Pandeya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandeya checks the leg kick.
Kanumba throws a chopping leg kick but Pandeya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pandeya looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Izaak Kanumba.
I think Kanumba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izaak Kanumba!
Izaak Kanumba thanked the fans post fight for their support.