PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Dants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dants
vs
Shogun

180 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Dants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauricio Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dants throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigoriy Dants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dants fails to land with a series of punches.
Shogun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dants.
Shogun tries for a takedown but Dants sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dants takes one on the button.

Shogun lands a big head kick that sends Dants tumbling to the mat! Shogun takes a step backwards and waves Dants back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dants slaps away a takedown attempt from Shogun, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Shogun rushes Dants and presses him up against the cage.
Dants wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shogun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Shogun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dants throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shogun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shogun moves away from the strike by Dants.
Shogun misses with a wild combination.
Dants throws a right and a left that Shogun avoids nicely.
Shogun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Shogun lands a big head kick that sends Dants tumbling to the mat! Shogun takes a step backwards and waves Dants back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shogun lands with a big left! Dants is wobbled badly! Shogun comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Dants to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mauricio Shogun!