PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uldis Bauska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinis Repss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinis Repss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bauska
vs
Repss

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uldis Bauska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinis Repss!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Repss wants it to stay on the feet.
Repss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bauska closes this distance looking for a takedown but Repss circles away.

Repss closes the distance and clinches.
Bauska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Repss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uldis Bauska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Repss misses with the head strike.
Repss working aggressively here.
Repss scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Repss.
Repss gets underhooks to prevent Bauska's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Repss.
Repss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Repss.
Repss misses with a knee to the head.
Repss lands a hook that snaps the head of Bauska backwards.
Bauska can't get the takedown.
Bauska is working for takedown but Repss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bauska is breathing heavily.
Repss lands a left hand.
Bauska has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Repss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Repss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bauska backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Repss.
Repss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bauska being controlled against the cage.
Repss lands with a short shot to the head.

Bauska is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repss has Bauska pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Repss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Repss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bauska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Repss is working Bauska over against the cage.
Repss lands a right hand.
Bauska seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repss.
Repss pushes Bauska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repss stalling against the cage.
Repss receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Repss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Repss - that landed with a thud.
Repss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repss.
Repss lands a shoulder strike.
Repss scores with a hook to the body.
Repss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Repss is leaning against Bauska and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Repss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bauskas head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Repss.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Repss.
Repss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bauska takes a shot to the head.
Repss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Repss gets through Bauska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Repss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bauska or not.
Repss scores with a shoulder strike.
Repss lands with a left to the head.
Repss lands with a left to the head.
Repss gets through Bauska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Repss lands an uppercut.
Repss working the clinch nicely. Bauska is working for position but Repss cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bauska crumples up against the cage and Repss lands two more shots before the ref can save Bauska! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Reinis Repss!