PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo De Noteboom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maxim Mailov's chin.

De Noteboom
vs
Mailov

185 cm
22
204 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
29
209 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mailov misses with a kick to the body

and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Mailov is working from the bottom.
Mailov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mailov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Noteboom presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
De Noteboom postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mailov looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mailov wants to control but De Noteboom is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mailov hang on?

Mailov is rocked!
De Noteboom unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mailov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! De Noteboom celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Noteboom!