PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 2067 p4p, 23539 weight class) and Mickey Shanks Fourth (ranked 0 p4p, 404 weight class). Bleak's entrance music is Du Hast - Rammstein. A fine choice. Wulfgang Bleak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bleak
vs
Shanks Fourth

181 cm
30
159
20 - 10 - 1

177 cm
23
154
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Shanks Fourth!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shanks Fourth circles away quickly and effectively.

Bleak pushes Shanks Fourth up against the cage in a clinch.

Bleak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shanks Fourth is trying to keep an underhook but Bleak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shanks Fourth felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bleak working over Shanks Fourth with some ground and pound. Shanks Fourth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bleak has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bleak is pressing down on Shanks Fourth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shanks Fourth is holding on for now.
Shanks Fourth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shanks Fourth is trying to get back to full guard.
Bleak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shanks Fourth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bleak lands strikes from half guard.
Shanks Fourth is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shanks Fourth avoid being mounted?
Bleak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shanks Fourth defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks Fourth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bleak lands a big elbow - Shanks Fourth is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bleak!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
A relieved looking Wulfgang Bleak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.