PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Fernstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysses Rabelais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulysses Rabelais is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fernstrom
vs
Rabelais

185 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Fernstrom!
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, Ulysses Rabelais!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Rabelais slams his shin into Fernstrom's torso.
Fernstrom throws out a loose jab but Rabelais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernstrom wants to land a leg kick but Rabelais is out of range.
Fernstrom throws a series of punches but Rabelais moves out of range.
Rabelais bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabelais tries to clinch up but Fernstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernstrom tries to clinch up
and Rabelais counters with a lovely straight right hand!

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

Fernstrom is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rabelais gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Fernstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabelais looking to throw knees to the head but Fernstrom is blocking nicely.
Fernstrom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fernstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Fernstrom is breathing heavily.
Rabelais unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rabelais looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernstrom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabelais trying to land knees to the body.
Rabelais missing with knees to the body.
Fernstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rabelais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Rabelais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabelais landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabelais leaning against his opponent.
Rabelais landing knees to the head.
Rabelais misses with an elbow strike.
Fernstrom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabelais.

Rabelais drops Fernstrom with a big knee straight up the middle! Fernstrom is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rabelais is looking to clinch but Fernstrom is avoiding it.
Rabelais missing with a left hand there. Fernstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to de liver by Rabelais. Beautiful body shot.
Fernstrom throws a lazy right hand but Rabelais sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabelais lands a big head kick that sends Fernstrom to the canvas! Rabelais follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Rabelais!