PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Black Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mareks Stepaneks (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.

Man
vs
Stepaneks

200 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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, Black Man!
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, Mareks Stepaneks!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stepaneks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stepaneks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stepaneks fails to move to back control.

Stepaneks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Man has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stepaneks tries to take his opponent's back but Man turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Man pushes down on Stepaneks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Man in particular looking to stall.

Stepaneks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Stepaneks is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Stepaneks has an active guard here but Man has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stepaneks is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Man seems content to control.
Man trying to control the action but Stepaneks is working from the bottom.
Stepaneks gets back to full guard.
Man trying to control but Stepaneks is working from the bottom.

Stepaneks is looking to sinch up a triangle. Man throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stepaneks's body to avoid the submission. Stepaneks has instead reached around Man's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stepaneks arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mareks Stepaneks!