PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stepka Gusarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic De La Vija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gusarov
vs
De La Vija

168 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
23
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepka Gusarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic De La Vija!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gusarov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gusarov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gusarov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De La Vija holds on to Gusarov as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
De La Vija holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gusarov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gusarov lands a big shot there that rocks De La Vija but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

De La Vija is rocked!
De La Vija wants to hold on but Gusarov pushes him away.
Gusarov landing strikes, looking to finish!
De La Vija is still in real trouble! Can Gusarov finish him?
De La Vija tries to hold on but Gusarov postures up.
De La Vija seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gusarov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Vija is bucking up trying to escape but Gusarov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gusarov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks De La Vija out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Gusarov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stepka Gusarov!