PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doerner
vs
Gerich

170 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bariga Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Doerner misses
and Gerich counters with a head kick.
Doerner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doerner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gerich as he avoids it easily.

Doerner shoots in and bounces Gerich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Gerich keeps moving.
Gerich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gerich keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.
Gerich has a closed guard, preventing Doerner from standing up.
Doerner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich keeping moving, preventing Doerner from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Helmut Doerner wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doerner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gerich lands with an uppercut that bounces Doerner off the cage and back into rage.
Doerner tries to clinch
and Gerich counters with a head kick. That will keep Doerner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Doerner is rocked!
Gerich circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Doerner drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gerich follows Doerner to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bariga Gerich!