PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dillinger (ranked 5044 p4p, 3192 weight class) and Anatoly Zvezda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Dillinger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dillinger
vs
Zvezda

170 cm
18
152
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
25
153
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Dillinger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Zvezda!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zvezda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dillinger on his heels. He'll look to pass Dillinger 's guard now, I'm sure.
Zvezda working some strikes from top position.
Zvezda distracts Dillinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zvezda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zvezda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zvezda advances position into side control!
Zvezda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zvezda working the ground and pound from side control.

Dillinger is rocked!
Dillinger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zvezda connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Dillinger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zvezda moves into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zvezda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dillinger 's face.
Zvezda loads up with a big shot that hurts Dillinger ! He's pulled Zvezda in close but Zvezda has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dillinger survive? More strikes from Zvezda and Dillinger is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anatoly Zvezda!