PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salocin Zerep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Muradymov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lev Muradymov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zerep
vs
Muradymov

168 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salocin Zerep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Muradymov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muradymov.
Zerep's corner calls for a 1-2. Zerep obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zerep misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Zerep.
Zerep connects with a single shot there.
Zerep misses with a two punch combination.
Zerep misses with a straight left.
Zerep misses with a wild combination.
Salocin Zerep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zerep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zerep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Zerep.
Zerep is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zerep scores with a shot to the side of Muradymov's head.
Zerep lands a hook that snaps the head of Muradymov backwards.
Zerep lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muradymov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muradymov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muradymov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zerep lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zerep.
Muradymov wants to stall.
Muradymov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zerep is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muradymov looks gassed!
Zerep throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muradymovs head.
Zerep lands an uppercut.
A short right from Zerep.
Muradymov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zerep pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Salocin Zerep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lev Muradymov.
Zerep lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zerep lands a right hand.
Zerep working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zerep.
Zerep trying to land knees to the body.
Zerep lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zerep leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Zerep.
Zerep scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Zerep.
Nice body punch from Zerep.
Zerep is leaning against Muradymov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zerep lands a hook that snaps the head of Muradymov backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zerep.
Zerep lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zerep working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zerep has Muradymov pressed against the cage.
Zerep gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice body punch from Zerep.
A hook to the body from Zerep.
Zerep is pushing Muradymov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muradymov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zerep.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Salocin Zerep.
Zerep digs a good body shot into Muradymov's ribs.
Salocin Zerep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zerep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zerep lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Zerep.
Zerep connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muradymov momentarily.

Muradymov is rocked!
Zerep scores with the left hand. Muradymov knows he should have avoided that one.
Muradymov is still on wobbly legs! Can Zerep finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerep lands with a good body shot.
Muradymov seems to have recovered his senses.

Zerep lands a left and a right that send Muradymov crashing to the mat, dazed. Zerep thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zerep scores with a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Zerep both land. Nice combination.
Zerep misses with a series of wild punches.
Zerep lands with an overhand left.
Zerep fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muradymov on the side of the head.
Zerep bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muradymov's head backwards.
BOOM! Zerep lands a beautiful left hook that drops Muradymov. Muradymov tries to recover but Zerep is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Muradymov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salocin Zerep!