PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac Shakur - Ambitionz az a Ridah. Mustafa Guseinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Warton
vs
Guseinov

183 cm
23
186 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

225 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guseinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guseinov moves forwards but Warton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warton throws a jab but it's blocked by Guseinov.
Jimmy Warton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warton scores with a jab to the body.
Warton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guseinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Warton takes one to the chin there.
Warton throws a hook to the side of Guseinov's head but Guseinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guseinov walks into a jab.
Warton shoots and misses
and Guseinov counters with a big head kick but Warton shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warton misses with an uppercut.
Warton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Warton misses.
Warton fails with a takedown attempt.

Warton gets a double leg takedown into Guseinov's guard.
Warton trying to control the position from guard on top but Guseinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guseinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Guseinov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Warton, into his guard.
Guseinov stays in close to Warton's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guseinov postures up in Warton's guard and throws a big left but Warton blocks it.
Guseinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guseinov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Warton controlling the position.
Warton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Mustafa Guseinov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Warton misses with the combination.
Warton throws a right hand that misses
and Guseinov counters with a nice body kick.
Guseinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warton was well out of range. Poor timing from Guseinov.
Warton misses with a body shot.
Guseinov cracks Warton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guseinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Warton.
Guseinov throws an overhand right that lands on Warton's shoulder, as Warton tries to avoid the shot.
Warton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guseinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Warton.
Warton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guseinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warton throws a body punch but Guseinov moves out of range.
Warton ducks under a wild hook from Guseinov.
Guseinov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Warton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guseinov connects with a high kick.
Guseinov looks to throw the jab but Warton is out of range.
Warton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guseinov. Guseinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Warton shoots for a takedown but Guseinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warton misses with a takedown attempt
and Guseinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warton connects with a jab.
Guseinov scores with a nice body kick.
Guseinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guseinov lands a big head kick that sends Warton to the canvas! Guseinov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Guseinov!
After winning the bout, Mustafa Guseinov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.