PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Puskin (ranked 5859 p4p, 537 weight class) and Victor Stroev (ranked 7159 p4p, 0 weight class). Puskin comes to the cage accompanied by Ready, Aim, Fire. Victor Stroev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Puskin
vs
Stroev

174 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Puskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Stroev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroev misses with an uppercut.
Puskin misses with the combination.
Stroev moves in looking to clinch but Puskin pushes him off.
Puskin feinted with a counter takedown.
Stroev has a takedown stuffed.
Puskin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stroev manages to circle out of the way.

Puskin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Puskin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stroev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stroev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puskin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stroev's head.
Puskin won't allow Stroev to get back to his feet.
Puskin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Stroev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Puskin escapes and throws Stroev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puskin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puskin cracks Stroev with a big right hand but Stroev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Puskin trying to control the action but Stroev is working from the bottom.
Puskin looks up at the clock and then as Stroev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Puskin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Puskin trying to control the position but Stroev is working away.
Puskin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Puskin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puskin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puskin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stroev keeps working.
Puskin working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puskin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Puskin working the head with strikes.
Stroev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stroev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Puskin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puskin cracks Stroev with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Stroev is rocked!
Stroev holding on.
Stroev is still in real trouble! Can Puskin finish him?
Stroev is trying to improve his position.
Puskin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stroev some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puskin lands a strong strike to the head of Stroev. That's dazed him! Puskin looking to finish here. Stroev is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Puskin lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Puskin!
Igor Puskin thanked the fans post fight for their support.