PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wagner (ranked 25107 p4p, 25142 weight class) and Eenit Cskalov (ranked 678 p4p, 712 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Wagner
vs
Cskalov

194 cm
23
214
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
205
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eenit Cskalov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cskalov misses.
Cskalov misses with a two punch combination.
Cskalov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cskalov misses with a double jab.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Cskalov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wagner doesn't seem phased though.
Cskalov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cskalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wagner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cskalov, pushing him back against the cage.
Wagner has Cskalov pressed against the cage.
Wagner keeps control of Cskalov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Wagner.
Wagner working Cskalov over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner lands a good knee to the midsection. Cskalov won't want to take too many of those.
Cskalov looks winded!
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cskalov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Eenit Cskalov has been cut.
Nice elbow from Wagner.
Cskalov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagner lands a knee to the head.
Wagner leaning against his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Wagner has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wagner.
Wagner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cskalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wagner scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wagner lands a knee to the body.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Cskalov's head.

That has opened up Eenit Cskalov's cut even more.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wagner is leaning against Cskalov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wagner is pushing Cskalov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Cskalov's head.
Wagner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Wagner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner stalling against the cage.
Wagner has Cskalov pushed against the cage.
Wagner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wagner lands a big knee to the head and Cskalov goes down! Wagner pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Wagner!