PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mop Maipen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sereja Zagaynov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mop Maipen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maipen
vs
Zagaynov

186 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mop Maipen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sereja Zagaynov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagaynov misses with a kick to the body.
Maipen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Zagaynov moves into the clinch.
Maipen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maipen blocks an elbow strike from Zagaynov.
Maipen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maipen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zagaynov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zagaynov has had enough of the clinch but Maipen keeps him there for the moment.
Zagaynov looking to stall.
Zagaynov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maipen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zagaynov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maipen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mop Maipen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sereja Zagaynov.
Zagaynov can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagaynov tries to circle away but Maipen has him pinned against the cage.
Zagaynov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maipen lands a hook that snaps the head of Zagaynov backwards.
Maipen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zagaynov throws a punch but it's blocked by Maipen.
Maipen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maipen is trying to break the clinch but Zagaynov has him pressed against the cage.
Zagaynov fails to pull guard.
Zagaynov wants a takedown.
Zagaynov looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Maipen - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Maipen.
Maipen cracks Zagaynov with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Maipen - that landed with a thud.
Maipen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maipen - that landed with a thud.
Zagaynov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maipen's efforts to push away.
Maipen has had enough of the clinch but Zagaynov keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Maipen.

Maipen breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maipen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Zagaynov to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Maipen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mop Maipen!