PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Survivors. Power has chosen Gimme Shelter as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wiener
vs
Power

179 cm
20
181 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Power!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wiener scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wiener escapes and gets back to his feet.

Wiener clinches.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Power has clasped his hands together around Wiener's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wiener dodges the ground and pound from Power.
Power wants to control but Wiener is keeping him busy.
What's Wiener going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Power working away.
Wiener manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Power sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wiener defending well though.
Wiener is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
Wiener is trying to stand.

Wiener has one foot on Power's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiener clinches.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power blocks the elbow strike.
Power letting Wiener take a breather here.
Power avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.
Power fails to pull guard.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Power blocks the elbow strike.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Power avoids the elbow strike from Wiener, against the cage.
A short right from Wiener.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.

It looks like Dave Power has been cut.
Power has Wiener pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiener manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Wiener - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Power dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Power's brow.
Power avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.
Power is working for takedown but Wiener is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hy Wiener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
Power blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Power drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wiener pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wiener doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.

Wiener clinches with his opponent.
Wiener is pressed up against the cage. Power has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiener down to the mat. Wiener avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Power looks gassed!

Wiener has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Power has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiener is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Power fails to pull guard.
Wiener lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Wiener lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Power wants a takedown but no success here.
Power tries to score a body lock takedown but Wiener shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wiener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiener lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiener.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiener lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Power is rocked!
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiener finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiener.
Wiener lands a damaging elbow.
clinched against the cage, Wiener lands a big elbow that drops Power! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Power is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hy Wiener!