PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Bondarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Finnur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bondarenko
vs
Finnur

200 cm
24
254 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

210 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Svyatoslav Bondarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Finnur!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondarenko tries to clinch but Finnur is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondarenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bondarenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Bondarenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finnur, pushing him back against the cage.
Bondarenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Bjorn Finnur has been cut.
Finnur blocks an elbow strike from Bondarenko.
Bondarenko gets underhooks to prevent Finnur's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Finnur is working for takedown but Bondarenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finnur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finnur avoids a wild elbow strike from Bondarenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bondarenko throws an elbow but misses.
Bondarenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finnur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bondarenko after a bit of a struggle.
Svyatoslav Bondarenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Finnur.
Bondarenko lands an elbow that stopped Finnur in his tracks for a moment.
Finnur wants a takedown but no success here.
Bondarenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Bjorn Finnur's cut even more.
Finnur is trying to drag Bondarenko to the mat but Bondarenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
I was talking to Bondarenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finnur wants to take the fight to the mat but Bondarenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bondarenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnur takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bondarenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finnur's brow.
Bondarenko lands an elbow that stopped Finnur in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Bjorn Finnur's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bondarenko lands an elbow just above Finnur 's eye.
Bondarenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Bondarenko lands an elbow that stopped Finnur in his tracks for a moment.

Bjorn Finnur's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Finnur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Svyatoslav Bondarenko!
Svyatoslav Bondarenko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.