PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Stojnic (ranked 4179 p4p, 5762 weight class) and Zoro Iliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Stojnic
vs
Iliev

192 cm
19
200
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
200
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Stojnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoro Iliev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojnic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Iliev defends it nicely.
Iliev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stojnic. That did some damage!

Stojnic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Iliev tries to bench press Stojnic off him but Stojnic keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iliev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stojnic.
Iliev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stojnic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iliev seems a little lost for a moment, as Stojnic dominates the positioning.

Stojnic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Iliev has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stojnic gets to mount! Iliev was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Iliev looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stojnic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Iliev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stojnic.
Stojnic controlling his opponent.
Stojnic trying to control but Iliev is having none of it.
Stojnic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stojnic is really struggling to control Iliev but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic looking to control and managing it successfully.

Stojnic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Iliev is squirming around, avoiding Stojnic's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Stojnic working for a submission but Iliev is keeping him at bay.
Iliev is squirming around, avoiding Stojnic's attempts to control the action.

Stojnic has isolated one of Iliev's arms. Iliev looking to fight him off but Stojnic twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Stojnic!