PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Solade (ranked 4549 p4p, 4478 weight class) and Emir Bosnic (ranked 467 p4p, 463 weight class). Donny Solade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Solade
vs
Bosnic

188 cm
27
270
6 - 7 - 0

195 cm
19
250
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donny Solade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Bosnic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosnic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bosnic tries to close the distance and clinch but Solade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Solade attempts a counter takedown but Bosnic avoids it well and moves away.
Bosnic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Solade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bosnic is fending him off so far but Solade persists. Nope, Bosnic circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosnic is looking to score with low kicks.
Solade changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Solade circles away from the clinch attempt

and Solade counters with a single leg into guard. Bosnic didn't expect that.
Solade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Solade scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solade stands up over Bosnic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Solade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Solade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bosnic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solade landing some decent shots from guard.
Bosnic has momentary wrist control but Solade slips an elbow through the middle.
Solade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Solade 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bosnic is trying to hold Solade in close to prevent damage but Solade has managed to pass into half guard.
Bosnic taking some punishment here, with Solade in his half guard.
Solade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Solade working over Bosnic with some ground and pound. Bosnic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Solade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Solade lands strikes from half guard.
Bosnic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bosnic has hold of Solade's hands but Solade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosnic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Solade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bosnic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bosnic looks winded!
Solade slips a nice elbow through Bosnic's hands, connecting with Bosnic's forehead.

Bosnic is rocked!
Bosnic trying to control but Solade postures up.
Solade drops an elbow to the side of Bosnic's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic taking some punishment here, with Solade in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Solade working Bosnic over with strikes.
Solade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosnic is still in real trouble! Can Solade finish him?
Solade lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Bosnic quite badly. Bosnic pulls Solade in close trying to recover. Solade postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Bosnic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Bosnic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Solade!