PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Zakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Zakhar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauricio Reilly's chin.

Reilly
vs
Zakhar

165 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Mauricio Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Zakhar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakhar misses with a looping right.
Zakhar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Reilly moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zakhar as Reilly tries to tie him up.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Zakhar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reilly lands a good knee to the midsection. Zakhar won't want to take too many of those.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Zakhar.
Reilly slows down the pace here.
Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
Zakhar lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakhar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Zakhar lands a right hand.
Zakhar misses with a knee to the head.
Zakhar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Reilly blocks an elbow strike.
Zakhar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zakhar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zakhar lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zakhar is keeping busy.

Reilly breaks from the clinch.

Zakhar clinches.
Zakhar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zakhar lands a left hand.
Reilly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zakhar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zakhar has him pressed against the cage.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks the elbow strike.
Zakhar scores with a shot to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly working Zakhar over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zakhar can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.

Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zakhar has managed to clinch.
Reilly trying to stall but Zakhar improves his position.
Zakhar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zakhar is keeping busy.
Zakhar tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Zakhar back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reilly.
Zakhar lands with a right to the head.
Zakhar lands a right hand.

Reilly has picked Zakhar up - he's going for a ride! Reilly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Reilly decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zakhar gets caught flat footed, as Reilly shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zakhar wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Zakhar keeps trying to improve his position.

Reilly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zakhar, up you get!
Zakhar misses with a low kick.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Zakhar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zakhar scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Zakhar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zakhar.

Reilly is rocked!
Zakhar has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Reilly - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Zakhar, and another! Reilly is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Viktor Zakhar!