PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucian Bute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeri Bosjakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valeri Bosjakin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bute
vs
Bosjakin

188 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucian Bute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeri Bosjakin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosjakin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bute shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valeri Bosjakin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosjakin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bute shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bute shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucian Bute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosjakin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bute bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Bosjakin has managed to clinch.
Bosjakin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bute backwards.

Bosjakin manages to break the clinch.
Bosjakin looks to land a right hand but Bute moved out of range.

Bosjakin has Bute up against the cage in a clinch.
Bosjakin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bute tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bosjakin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bute is breathing heavily.
Bosjakin gets through Bute's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosjakin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bute backwards.
Bosjakin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bute has him pressed against the cage.
Bosjakin is trying to break free.
Bosjakin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bute backwards.
Bosjakin throws an elbow but it misses.
Bosjakin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosjakin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bute tries to break the clinch but Bosjakin is controlling the position.
Bute is trying to maintain a safe position but Bosjakin gets an underhook and turns Bute into the cage.
A short right from Bosjakin.
Bosjakin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bute goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosjakin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bute won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosjakin scores with a shot to the side of Bute's head.

Bute is rocked!
Bute blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Bute is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Bosjakin fails to land.
Bosjakin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosjakin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosjakin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosjakin.
Bosjakin misses with some punches.
Bosjakin throws a head punch that misses.
Bosjakin misses with some punches.
Bute blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosjakin.
Bosjakin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bute.
Bosjakin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bute seems to have got his legs back now.
Bosjakin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bute misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bosjakin.
A short right from Bosjakin on the inside.
Bute prevents Bosjakin from breaking the clinch.
Bute wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bosjakin throws a big uppercut that drops Bute! More strikes from Bosjakin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bute lies dazed against the cage as Bosjakin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valeri Bosjakin!