PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter has chosen won't back down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Panteleev
vs
Porter

194 cm
26
208 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trip Porter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panteleev.
Porter throws a head kick but Panteleev moves out of range.
Porter scores with a one two! Panteleev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Leonid Panteleev has been cut.
Panteleev lands the left hand.
Panteleev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Panteleev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Porter tries to clinch up.
Panteleev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Porter tries to work over Panteleev's front leg with a kick but Panteleev checks it.
Panteleev takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter misses with a few strikes there.
Panteleev swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter unleashes a big counter combination but Panteleev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Porter throws a right hand that Panteleev ducks under and follows up with a left that Panteleev also avoids with ease.
Panteleev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Porter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panteleev slips a jab and a cross from Porter.
It appears Panteleev was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev lands with a nice body punch.
Panteleev avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Panteleev misses its target.
Panteleev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Panteleev.
Porter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panteleev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panteleev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Porter doesn't seem bothered though.
Panteleev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panteleev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Panteleev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Porter avoids the body shot from Panteleev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Porter looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev cracks a nice hook into Porter's ribs.
Panteleev throws a body punch but Porter moves out of range.
Panteleev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porter.
Porter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Panteleev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Porter throws the kick towards the body but Panteleev avoids it.
Porter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Panteleev defends it nicely.
Panteleev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
Panteleev misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Panteleev.
Panteleev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Porter backwards.
Nice body punch from Panteleev.

Panteleev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panteleev throws out a powerful jab.
Porter tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Panteleev finds it's way through Porter's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panteleev. Porter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panteleev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonid Panteleev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trip Porter.
Porter checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Panteleev backs off Porter throws a huge counter combo but Panteleev manages to avoid it all.
Leonid Panteleev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panteleev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter fails with a takedown attempt.
Panteleev Rushes Porter and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Porter is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Panteleev Piles on the pressure and Porter crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!