PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Bolivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Shakuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakuta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fear Factory - Demanufacture kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bolivar
vs
Shakuta

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Shakuta!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakuta blocks a head kick by Bolivar.
Bolivar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shakuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Shakuta wants to clinch.
Shakuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolivar shoots for a takedown but Shakuta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manuel Bolivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolivar tries to clinch

and Shakuta counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakuta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shakuta working Bolivar over with knees to the body.
Shakuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakuta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shakuta with a knee to the head.
Shakuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolivar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakuta lands a knee to the head.

Bolivar is rocked!
Shakuta connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Bolivar badly! Bolivar tumbles to the floor and Shakuta stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitri Shakuta!