PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Lester (ranked 7330 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izek Gargov (ranked 4264 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lester
vs
Gargov

220 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Lester!
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, Izek Gargov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a takedown attempt - Gargov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gargov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Gargov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gargov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tom Lester has been cut.
Gargov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gargov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gargov.
Lester looking to throw knees to the head but Gargov is blocking nicely.
Gargov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Gargov to work.
Gargov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lester's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gargov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gargov lands an elbow inside.

Tom Lester's cut is getting worse.
Gargov lands an elbow inside that Lester shrugs off.

Lester is rocked!
A fake to the body and Gargov gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Lester! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Lester falls head first to the ground. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Izek Gargov!