PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Seonwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Dunaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Seonwoo
vs
Dunaev

185 cm
27
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Firebird Designs

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, Richard Seonwoo!
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, Maxim Dunaev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunaev wants to clinch
and Seonwoo counters with a nice uppercut.

Dunaev gets a takedown into half guard.
Dunaev content to control rather than advance.
Dunaev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Maxim Dunaev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dunaev motions for Seonwoo to come forward. Dunaev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Seonwoo misses the target.
Dunaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seonwoo swings for the body but Dunaev moves out of range.
Dunaev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seonwoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seonwoo throws a body punch but Dunaev moves out of range.
Dunaev darts in trying to clinch
and Seonwoo counters with a straight right hand.
Dunaev tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seonwoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seonwoo takes a swing at Dunaev's ribcage but misses.
Seonwoo lands a body shot.

Dunaev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Seonwoo's guard.
Dunaev looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunaev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seonwoo is proving hard to escape from.
Seonwoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunaev is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunaev stays in close to Seonwoo's body and controls the position.
It looks like Dunaev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Maxim Dunaev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Seonwoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunaev is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dunaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seonwoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunaev, right into the meat.
Seonwoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunaev manages to avoid it.
Dunaev misses with a head kick.
Seonwoo lands a nice looking body shot.
Seonwoo throws a one two combo.

It looks like Maxim Dunaev has been cut.
Dunaev fails to land the takedown.
Dunaev wants to clinch
and Seonwoo counters with a crisp right that sends Dunaev to the canvas! Seonwoo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Seonwoo!