PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mcgryn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimonds Pravdivecs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paul Mcgryn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mcgryn
vs
Pravdivecs

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Paul Mcgryn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raimonds Pravdivecs!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcgryn lands a left and a right that send Pravdivecs crashing to the mat, dazed. Mcgryn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Raimonds Pravdivecs has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcgryn tries to bum rush Pravdivecs with a series of wild strikes but Pravdivecs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pravdivecs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcgryn swivels and escapes.
Mcgryn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcgryn wants to clinch but Pravdivecs slips to the side

and Pravdivecs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Mcgryn is working an open guard so Pravdivecs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mcgryn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mcgryn lands a big right hand that sends Pravdivecs crashing to the mat! Mcgryn stays standing though and waves Pravdivecs back to his feet!

Pravdivecs is rocked!
Pravdivecs looks gassed!
Mcgryn digs a good body shot into Pravdivecs's ribs.
Pravdivecs is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgryn finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Mcgryn engages and cracks Pravdivecs with a massive lead left hook - Pravdivecs tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Mcgryn is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Mcgryn!