PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Stroganov (ranked 3099 p4p, 4976 weight class) and Ismael Santos (ranked 295 p4p, 394 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Stroganov
vs
Santos

170 cm
19
155
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Wrestler Wayfare
⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Stroganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismael Santos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroganov is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Stroganov circles away and we're back to standing.

Stroganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is looking to control Stroganov's arms but Stroganov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Stroganov stalling.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stroganov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
I was talking to Stroganov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Stroganov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stroganov scoring with some ground and pound.
Stroganov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroganov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroganov chips away with some ground and pound.

Santos is rocked!
Stroganov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Stroganov finish him?
Stroganov loads up on a big left hand. Santos felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Stroganov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Santos can't hide his disappointment, as Stroganov celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Stroganov!