PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor has chosen Enigma - Hello and welcome as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Romanov
vs
Victor

185 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Fast

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Victor forces Romanov back against the cage and clinches.
Victor goes for a takedown attempt but Romanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romanov closes the distance but Victor moves to the side

and Victor counters with a takedown into side control.
Victor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Victor tries to get out of the position.
Victor trying to control the action but Romanov is working from the bottom.

Victor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Victor misses with a takedown attempt - Romanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Romanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romanov lands an elbow just above Victor 's eye.

It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
Victor can't break the clinch.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Romanov.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.
Romanov lands a nice elbow.

Victor is rocked!

The has opened up Cassiano Victor's cut even more.
Romanov lands a damaging elbow.
Victor is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanov finish him?

The cut above Cassiano Victor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
clinched against the cage, Romanov lands a big elbow that drops Victor! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Victor is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Romanov!