PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Santos Riberio (ranked 4550 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Kahlin (ranked 4343 p4p, 442 weight class). Murilo Santos Riberio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Santos Riberio
vs
Kahlin

188 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murilo Santos Riberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Kahlin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahlin blocks a head kick by Santos Riberio.
Kahlin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Santos Riberio shoots and misses
and Kahlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos Riberio tries to clinch up
letting Kahlin counter with a right hand.
Santos Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos Riberio has his takedown stuffed
and Kahlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murilo Santos Riberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos Riberio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos Riberio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahlin counters with a straight right hand.
Santos Riberio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kahlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Santos Riberio is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos Riberio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kahlin counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Santos Riberio out cold! What a finish! Kahlin is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Kahlin!
Post fight, Dan Kahlin stared into the camera and said 'Should always've been here!'.