PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Rotmensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Talking
vs
Rotmensen

190 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johannes Rotmensen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotmensen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talking circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rotmensen gets tackled into the cage by Talking. Talking maintains the clinch.
Talking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rotmensen backwards.
Rotmensen avoids the elbow strike from Talking, against the cage.
Talking's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Talking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotmensen dodges an elbow strike from Talking.
Talking pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Talking blocks an uppercut.
Rotmensen working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Rotmensen.
Rotmensen lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Trash Talking has been cut.
Talking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rotmensen's defenses.
Talking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talking scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotmensen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talking misses with some punches.
Rotmensen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Talking tries to pull guard but Rotmensen holds him up against the cage and eventually Talking drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotmensen blocks the elbow strike.
Rotmensen avoids a wild elbow strike from Talking.
Rotmensen keeps control of Talking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rotmensen blocks the elbow strike.
Rotmensen throws a head punch that misses.
Talking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rotmensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rotmensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talking is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rotmensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rotmensen misses with some punches.
Talking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotmensen throws a head punch that misses.
Rotmensen is pushing Talking up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rotmensen has a couple of punches blocked by Talking.
Rotmensen dodges an elbow strike from Talking.
Rotmensen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotmensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talking trying to land knees to the body.
Talking fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trash Talking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotmensen lands a left hand.

Talking is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Talking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotmensen throws a big uppercut that drops Talking! More strikes from Rotmensen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Talking lies dazed against the cage as Rotmensen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Rotmensen!