PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Padva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilja Vasuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilja Vasuta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Padva
vs
Vasuta

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Antonio Padva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilja Vasuta!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasuta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ilja Vasuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasuta fails with a takedown attempt.
Padva fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasuta shoots in and drives through. Padva sprawls well.
Antonio Padva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilja Vasuta.
Vasuta shoots in and drives through. Padva sprawls well.
Vasuta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasuta looks gassed!
Padva slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasuta, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Padva instigates a clinch.

Padva breaks the clinch.
Padva lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Ilja Vasuta has been cut.

Padva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Padva presses Vasuta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Padva breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padva.
Padva throws a head kick but Vasuta moves out of range.
Vasuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Padva.
Padva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Padva is looking to slow Vasuta down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Padva moves into the clinch successfully.

Padva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Padva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasuta circles away quickly and effectively.
Padva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vasuta's head.

Padva closes the distance and clinches.

Padva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Padva instigates a clinch.

Padva manages to break the clinch.

Padva forces Vasuta back against the cage and clinches.

Padva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vasuta uses from the top position.

Padva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Padva misses.
Padva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padva, right into the meat.

Padva clinches up with Vasuta and pushes him back against the cage.
Padva lands an elbow that stopped Vasuta in his tracks for a moment.

Padva tightens his grip and picks Vasuta up, before dumping him to the ground. Vasuta manages to land in guard.
Padva wants to stand but Vasuta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Padva gets to his feet. Vasuta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasuta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padva connects with a single shot there.
Vasuta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Padva as Vasuta shoots in.

Padva clinches up against the cage.
Vasuta tries to circle away but Padva has him pinned against the cage.

Padva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Padva scores with a kick to the body.
Vasuta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Padva swivels and escapes.
Vasuta dives in and grabs Padva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padva pushes down on Vasuta's head and hops out.

Padva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vasuta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vasuta is looking to regain half guard here but Padva keeps moving and retains side control.
Vasuta is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Padva off and has taken his back!

Vasuta has got one arm under Padva's chin. This could be trouble... Padva trying to control the other hand but Vasuta gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Padva has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ilja Vasuta!