PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Elmerkaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guti
vs
Elmerkaoui

185 cm
22
220 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

181 cm
20
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Guti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rachid Elmerkaoui!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elmerkaoui waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Guti.
Elmerkaoui stuffs the takedown attempt from Guti. Guti gets slowly back to his feet.
Guti fails to land the takedown.
Guti shoots in for a takedown but Elmerkaoui shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Guti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Guti or perhaps it was just good defense by Elmerkaoui which made him look bad.
Guti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elmerkaoui is fending him off so far but Guti persists. Nope, Elmerkaoui circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guti.

Elmerkaoui drops Guti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Guti looks back up at him and smiles so Elmerkaoui waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Dan Guti has been cut.
Guti is breathing heavily.
Elmerkaoui misses with a few strikes there.
Guti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elmerkaoui as he jumps to the side.
Are you kidding me?! Elmerkaoui ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Guti clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rachid Elmerkaoui!