|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Excel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Excel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everything Zen- Bush. The key to victory for Alex Tank has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
23
275 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
205 cm
24
254 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Excel!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excel shoots in for a double leg but Tank sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excel misses with a hook. Tank ducked under it nicely.
Excel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tank takes a swing at Excel's ribcage but misses.
Excel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tank was covering up waiting for the punch and Excel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Excel controls the pace.
Excel wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
Tank wants to stand and escape but Excel is having none of it.
Excel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Excel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tank has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Excel has managed to get both his arms back between Tank's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excel is stalling in the full guard.
Excel trying to control but Tank is working from the bottom.
Tank is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Excel wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tank punishes Excel's body with a nice straight punch.
Alex Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tank.
Tank lands a nice hook to Excel's body. Excel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Excel looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tank throws a combination that misses
and Excel counters with a series of strikes. Tank will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tank.
It looks like Axel Excel has been cut.
Tank drops Excel with a beautiful combination! Excel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tank is looking for the KO!
Excel is rocked!
Excel is holding his hands too far apart here. Tank throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Excel is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Tank!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
