PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Valerius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Bondarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bondarenko has chosen The SLoT - F5 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Valerius
vs
Bondarenko

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Ricardo Valerius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Bondarenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Valerius moves out of range easily.
Bondarenko misses with a head kick.
Bondarenko tries to work over Valerius's front leg with a kick but Valerius checks it.

Bondarenko gets caught napping as Valerius dives in and scores a takedown. Bondarenko manages to retain guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Valerius prevents Bondarenko from getting back to his feet.
Valerius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bondarenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valerius stops Bondarenko from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valerius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricardo Valerius wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bondarenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bondarenko.
Bondarenko dodges the punch combination from Valerius.
Bondarenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bondarenko tries a low kick but Valerius avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Bondarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bondarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bondarenko looks gassed!
Bondarenko misses with a head kick.
Valerius fails with a takedown attempt.
Valerius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Valerius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valerius showed some decent athleticism there.
Bondarenko is in trouble now - Valerius has advanced to mount!

Valerius has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bondarenko is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Valerius!