PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kwan Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Molotov (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.

Ru
vs
Molotov

165 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Kwan Ru!
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, Slava Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Molotov staying out of range there.
Ru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Ru.
Ru throws a hook to the side of Molotov's head but Molotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Molotov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kwan Ru has been cut.
Ru throws an off balance right hand
and Molotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molotov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ru's head.
Ru misses with a looping left.
Molotov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Molotov lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Molotov. That's going to slow Ru down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Molotov rushes Ru and presses him up against the cage.
Ru tries to break the clinch but Molotov is controlling the position.
Ru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ru's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Molotov smiles and moves away.
Molotov lands a high kick!

Ru is rocked!
Ru tries to get into range but Molotov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ru! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Molotov scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slava Molotov!