PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bocco Badz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marti Kornas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, e-dubble - Be A King. Bocco Badz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Badz
vs
Kornas

188 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bocco Badz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marti Kornas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kornas misses.

Badz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kornas wants to stand and escape but Badz is having none of it.
Badz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kornas's guard.
Badz is keen to just control but Kornas is a slippery customer.
Kornas wants to get back to his feet.

Kornas kicks Badz off and gets back to his feet.
Kornas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kornas moves into the clinch successfully.
Kornas scores with a hook to the body.

Kornas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kornas has Badz up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kornas misses with a punch on the inside.
Kornas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badz jumps guard but Kornas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Badz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kornas looking to stall.
Badz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kornas just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bocco Badz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badz tries to pull guard but Kornas holds him up against the cage and eventually Badz drops back down to his feet.
Kornas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badz is keeping busy.
Badz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kornas to keep the fight standing.
Kornas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Badz pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kornas preventing the sweep.
Badz has a closed guard, preventing Kornas from standing up.
Kornas preventing the sweep.
Kornas postures up.
Badz looking for a sweep. Not yet Badz, not yet.

Kornas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kornas throws a head kick that misses.
Kornas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kornas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kornas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Badz is looking to improve his position.
Kornas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badz's head.
Badz is looking for a sweep. Kornas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badz regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Badz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kornas wants to stand and escape but instead Badz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Badz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornas wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Badz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kornas has escaped the position, nice work there.

Badz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kornas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Badz is controlling him well.
Kornas looks winded!
Badz wants to control but Kornas is keeping him busy.

Badz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kornas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kornas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four 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!
Kornas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Badz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Badz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Badz has hold of Kornas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kornas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Badz cranks the arm and Kornas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kornas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bocco Badz!
During a confident post fight interview, Bocco Badz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.