PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maykel Awang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Awang Bang
vs
Svetnela

185 cm
27
203 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

187 cm
31
198 lbs
21 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maykel Awang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Svetnela. Awang Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Awang Bang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Awang Bang throws a series of punches but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Svetnela is looking to slow Awang Bang down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Awang Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Awang Bang.
Awang Bang is breathing heavily.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Svetnela thuds his right hand into Awang Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Maykel Awang Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela scores with a nice body kick.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svetnela lands a front kick.
Svetnela cracks the inside of Awang Bang's front leg.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svetnela thows a body kick. Awang Bang tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Svetnela.

Svetnela moves into range and clinches up with Awang Bang.
Svetnela digs a right hand underneath Awang Bang's ribcage. Awang Bang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svetnela misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Awang Bang blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Awang Bang.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Awang Bang's ribcage.
Good body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela working Awang Bang over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands an elbow just above Awang Bang 's eye.

It looks like Maykel Awang Bang has been cut.
Svetnela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awang Bang backwards.
A knee to the head by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Awang Bang tries to circle away but Svetnela has him pinned against the cage.
Awang Bang blocks a body shot from Svetnela.
A body shot lands from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awang Bang backwards.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Awang Bang is rocked!
Svetnela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Awang Bang or not.
Oh Awang Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svetnela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Awang Bang! Svetnela unloads with more strikes and Awang Bang sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Svetnela!
A victorious Igor Svetnela thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.