PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Zavalishin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaun Lepre (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.

Zavalishin
vs
Lepre

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Zavalishin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chaun Lepre!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavalishin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zavalishin scores with a leg kick.
Zavalishin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Zavalishin slams his shin into Lepre's torso.
Zavalishin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Lepre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zavalishin to the mat! Zavalishin manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Lepre drops back looking for a leg! Zavalishin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zavalishin manages to kick Lepre off! Lepre jumps back into Zavalishin's guard.

Lepre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zavalishin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lepre has managed to get both his arms back between Zavalishin's legs - danger averted.
Zavalishin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zavalishin wants to get back to his feet but Lepre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lepre gets to his feet. Zavalishin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zavalishin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zavalishin connects with a solid leg kick.
Zavalishin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zavalishin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lepre tries to clinch there but Zavalishin circles away.
Lepre on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zavalishin!
Lepre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zavalishin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zavalishin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lepre looks winded!

Lepre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zavalishin is pulling down on Lepre's head to control his posture.
Zavalishin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavalishin looking to control.
Lepre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lepre preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zavalishin connects with a solid leg kick.
Zavalishin pushes Lepre away with a front kick.
Zavalishin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zavalishin connects with a leg kick. Lepre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zavalishin connects with a solid leg kick.
Zavalishin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zavalishin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavalishin cracks the inside of Lepre's front leg.
Zavalishin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lepre's calf.
Lepre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lepre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zavalishin.
Zavalishin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lepre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zavalishin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zavalishin throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zavalishin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zavalishin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zavalishin.
Zavalishin throws a body punch but Lepre moves out of range.
Zavalishin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zavalishin.
Maxim Zavalishin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Zavalishin.
Lepre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zavalishin.
Lepre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zavalishin connects with a leg kick. Lepre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zavalishin connects with a leg kick. Lepre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zavalishin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zavalishin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zavalishin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lepre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zavalishin scores with a leg kick.
Zavalishin lands a brutal head kick. Lepre looks out on his feet and Zavalishin throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Maxim Zavalishin!
After winning the bout, Maxim Zavalishin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.