PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Depta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aacharappan Qaddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Depta
vs
Qaddam

171 cm
25
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Depta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aacharappan Qaddam!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Qaddam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qaddam misses with a body punch.
Depta tries to circle away but Qaddam has him pinned against the cage.
Depta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Qaddam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Peter Depta has been cut.
Qaddam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Depta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Qaddam landing knees to the head.
Depta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Depta is trying to break the clinch but Qaddam has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Qaddam lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Qaddam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qaddam tries to land a knee to the head but Depta blocks with his arms.
Qaddam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Depta blocks it with crossed arms.
Qaddam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Qaddam.

Depta is rocked!
Qaddam lands an elbow inside.
Oh Depta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Qaddam.
Depta is pressed against the cage. Qaddam pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Depta! Two more big strikes from Qaddam and Depta crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aacharappan Qaddam!