PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ograni comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno - Era . McRae has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music. Rik McRae acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ograni
vs
McRae

183 cm
30
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

189 cm
27
198 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Fast

CEC Nutrition Q159

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ograni throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
McRae connects with a single shot there.
Ograni moves out of range of the body kick.
Ograni throws a hook but McRae blocks it.
Ograni misses with a hook
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
McRae thuds his shin into the meat of Ograni's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Ograni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ograni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McRae tries a low kick but Ograni avoids it.
Gugo Ograni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ograni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ograni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ograni misses with a straight left.
Ograni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McRae pinned against the cage. McRae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McRae.
Ograni throws an off balance right hand
and McRae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ograni's knee momentarily.
Ograni is breathing heavily.
McRae tries a head kick but it misses.
McRae defending well as Ograni loads up on a big left hand.
Ograni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McRae takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ograni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRae to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McRae connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Ograni to the floor! McRae dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Gugo Ograni has been cut.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

McRae wants to work for an arm triangle but Ograni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ograni wants to control but McRae is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae is trying to control the action in half guard but Ograni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

McRae looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRae wants to free his trapped foot but Ograni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ograni is not content to let McRae control the position.
McRae looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ograni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

McRae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ograni sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRae.

McRae looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

McRae is working for a kimura but Ograni is defending it quite comfortably.
McRae throws a strike but Ograni avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ograni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McRae.
McRae pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ograni is keeping the position for now.
McRae trying to move into half guard but instead Ograni has managed to sweep!
McRae looking for a sweep. Not yet McRae, not yet.

McRae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

McRae looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

McRae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ograni defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae keeping moving, preventing Ograni from controlling successfully.
Ograni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik McRae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gugo Ograni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McRae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ograni throws out the jab.
Ograni misses with a low kick.
Ograni swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
Ograni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ograni throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with an inside leg kick.
McRae connects with a crisp jab.
Ograni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
Ograni misses with a lunging right hand
and McRae counters with a thumping low kick.
Ograni misses the jab.
Ograni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ograni blocks the body kick.
McRae blocks a jab.
Ograni misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by McRae. That's going to slow Ograni down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McRae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ograni.
Ograni closes the distance and clinches up with McRae, looking for a takedown. Ograni pushes McRae against the cage but McRae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gugo Ograni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ograni avoids the head kick by McRae.
McRae lands with a thumping leg kick.
McRae throws a head kick that half lands.
McRae stuffs the takedown.
Ograni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McRae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McRae throws a body punch but Ograni moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae keeps Ograni at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ograni misses with an uppercut. McRae saw that one coming.
McRae slips a straight right by Ograni.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McRae.
McRae dodges the punch combination from Ograni.
Ograni closes the distance and clinches up with McRae, looking for a takedown. Ograni pushes McRae against the cage but McRae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McRae scores with a head kick.

Gugo Ograni's cut is getting worse.
Rik McRae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McRae throws a head kick but Ograni moves out of range.
Ograni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Ograni is rocked!
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Ograni.
Ograni throws a shot from downtown. McRae moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ograni wants to slow McRae down by chopping away at his legs.
Ograni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McRae.
No luck for Ograni with that takedown attempt.
McRae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ograni's calf.
Ograni tries a low kick but McRae avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ograni. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ograni checks a leg kick nicely.
McRae misses with a head kick.
McRae shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ograni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ograni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ograni throws a poor cross that misses
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Gugo Ograni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ograni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Ograni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ograni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McRae scrambles back to his feet.
McRae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ograni's sensitive parts.
Ograni seems to have got his legs back now.
McRae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McRae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ograni misses with a right hand
and McRae counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Ograni is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rik McRae!
A less than humble Rik McRae misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.