PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Standell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miasu Tonkov (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.

Standell
vs
Tonkov

165 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Tab out

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Standell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miasu Tonkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonkov stuffs the takedown.
Standell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tonkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tonkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Standell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tonkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tonkov throws out a loose jab but Standell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Standell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Standell tries to sprawl out of it but Tonkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Standell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Standell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miasu Tonkov.
Tonkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Standell but Standell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tonkov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tonkov.
A leg kick checked by Tonkov.
Tonkov fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Standell tries to avoid it but Tonkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Standell to the ground. Standell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Standell.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Standell wants to control but Tonkov is keeping him busy.
Tonkov can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonkov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Standell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Standell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tonkov has escaped the position, nice work there.

Standell in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tonkov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Standell!