PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manos de Piedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Lomanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Piedra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hecho en Mexico. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

de Piedra
vs
Lomanov

170 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manos de Piedra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjodor Lomanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lomanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lomanov misses with a double jab.
de Piedra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lomanov's waist but Lomanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Piedra off to one side.
de Piedra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomanov. That snapped de Piedra's head back.

de Piedra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lomanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Lomanov presses de Piedra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lomanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of de Piedras head.
Lomanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lomanov stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Lomanov.
Lomanov lands a nice shot to the body.
de Piedra wants to get back to striking at distance but Lomanov won't allow it.
de Piedra is trying to drag Lomanov to the mat but Lomanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manos de Piedra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomanov lands a body punch.
de Piedra is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lomanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lomanov closes the distance and clinches.
Lomanov stalling against the cage.
Lomanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
de Piedra wants to break free but Lomanov has control.
Lomanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lomanov leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lomanov.
Lomanov lands with a right to the head.
de Piedra takes a shot to the head.
Lomanov lands a body punch.

Lomanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lomanov darts in and clinches de Piedra up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lomanov.
Lomanov is trying to break free.
Lomanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lomanov lands a shot to the body.
Lomanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lomanov stalling in the clinch.
Lomanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down de Piedra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lomanov as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Lomanov has de Piedra pressed against the cage.
Lomanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomanov stalling.
Lomanov tries to break the clinch but de Piedra is controlling the position.
Lomanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down de Piedra.
Nice body punch from Lomanov.
Lomanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down de Piedra.
Lomanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lomanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Lomanov.
Lomanov digs a right hand underneath de Piedra's ribcage. de Piedra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lomanov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lomanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Lomanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomanov lands a shoulder strike.
Lomanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lomanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of de Piedra backwards.
Lomanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing de Piedra up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lomanov.
A bit of stalling here from Lomanov.
Lomanov is working de Piedra over against the cage.
Lomanov digs a right hand underneath de Piedra's ribcage. de Piedra let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lomanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
de Piedra tries to throw a body punch but Lomanov avoids it by throwing de Piedra back against the cage.

Lomanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
de Piedra shoots in but no luck this time.
Lomanov throws a combination. de Piedra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lomanov tries to clinch there but de Piedra circles away.
de Piedra checks the leg kick.
de Piedra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lomanov gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Lomanov.
Lomanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lomanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lomanov prevents de Piedra from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lomanov.
A short left from Lomanov.
Lomanov pushes de Piedra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lomanov lands with a left to the head.
de Piedra being controlled against the cage.

Lomanov breaks the clinch.
Lomanov clinches but de Piedra breaks the clinch
and de Piedra counters with a good, hard body kick but Lomanov shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lomanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lomanov tries to clinch there but de Piedra circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fjodor Lomanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lomanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomanov wants to clinch up but de Piedra keeps it at a distance.
Lomanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

de Piedra takes the fight into the clinch.
Lomanov is struggling to control the position.

de Piedra breaks the clinch.
Lomanov works the jab nicely.
de Piedra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

de Piedra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lomanov, pushing him back against the cage.

Lomanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Piedra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Piedra wants to clinch.
Lomanov looks to land a combination. de Piedra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lomanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and de Piedra counters with a nice leg kick.
de Piedra avoids the body shot from Lomanov.
Lomanov wants to clinch but de Piedra slips to the side

and de Piedra counters with a single leg into guard. Lomanov didn't expect that.

de Piedra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lomanov, up you get!
Manos de Piedra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as de Piedra backs up against the cage.

Lomanov closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lomanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomanov lands a body punch.
Lomanov pushes de Piedra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lomanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down de Piedra.
Lomanov stalls.
de Piedra tries to pull guard but Lomanov won't allow it.
Fjodor Lomanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Lomanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lomanov wants to clinch but de Piedra slips to the side

and de Piedra counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lomanov!

de Piedra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lomanov tries to reverse the position but de Piedra maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Piedra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lomanov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

de Piedra has hold of Lomanov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lomanov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lomanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Piedra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Piedra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lomanov is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manos de Piedra will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lomanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Piedra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lomanov.
de Piedra closes the distance and clinches up with Lomanov, looking for a takedown. de Piedra pushes Lomanov against the cage but Lomanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
de Piedra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Manos de Piedra has been cut.
Lomanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lomanov lands with an overhand left.
Lomanov connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt de Piedra! He's out on his feet! Lomanov rushes in and drops de Piedra with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fjodor Lomanov!