PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gutnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reks Dakel (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.

Gutnik
vs
Dakel

169 cm
19
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gutnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reks Dakel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dakel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dakel tries to clinch up but Gutnik circles away and keeps his distance.
Gutnik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gutnik misses with a low kick.
Dakel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dakel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gutnik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dakel. That did some damage!
Nice takedown defense from Dakel. No joy for Gutnik on that attempt.
Gutnik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutnik misses with a two punch combination.
Dakel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dakel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Dakel moves into the clinch.
Gutnik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Gutnik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutnik misses with a punch to the body.
Gutnik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutnik tries to pull guard but Dakel holds him up against the cage and eventually Gutnik drops back down to his feet.
Dakel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexander Gutnik has been cut.
Gutnik takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dakel.
Dakel scores a nice knee to the body.
Gutnik is breathing heavily.
Gutnik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dakel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gutnik's defenses.
Dakel with a knee to the head.

Gutnik is rocked!
Dakel creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Gutnik! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dakel.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reks Dakel!