PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Russian national anthem. Miller has chosen Bis das Blut gefriert as his entrance music. Mikhail Rakhmanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rakhmanov
vs
Miller

179 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller slips a straight right by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller scores with the left hand. Rakhmanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Rakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rakhmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller tries to clinch there but Rakhmanov circles away.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Rakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rakhmanov counter with a right hand.
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!
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Rakhmanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rakhmanov avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rakhmanov lands a body shot.
Miller wants to clinch but Rakhmanov slips to the side
and Rakhmanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakhmanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller throws a head kick but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Rakhmanov misses with a few strikes there.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Rakhmanov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rakhmanov connects with a single shot there.
Rakhmanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Rakhmanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Rakhmanov throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller throws a head kick but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch up but Rakhmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Rakhmanov lands.
Rakhmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rakhmanov counters with a crisp right that sends Miller to the canvas! Rakhmanov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Rakhmanov!
A victorious Mikhail Rakhmanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.