PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Bryzgalov (ranked 12479 p4p, 2499 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bryzgalov
vs
Atunes

178 cm
57
173
13 - 26 - 0

185 cm
25
190
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilya Bryzgalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes is looking to slow Bryzgalov down with leg kicks.
Bryzgalov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bryzgalov tries to clinch
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryzgalov. That did some damage!

Atunes closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ilya Bryzgalov has been cut.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bryzgalov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Atunes lands a knee to the head.
Atunes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryzgalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes leaning against his opponent.
Atunes lands a knee to the body.
Atunes stalling.
Atunes slowing the pace effectively.
Atunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Bryzgalov won't want to take too many of those.
Atunes landing knees to the head.
Atunes lands with a light punch inside.
Atunes lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes landing knees to the head.

Bryzgalov is rocked!
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Bryzgalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Bryzgalov's head.
Atunes has Bryzgalov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bryzgalov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Atunes - that's hurt Bryzgalov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bryzgalov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bryzgalov doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cavalho Atunes!