PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rafkatovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon comes to the cage accompanied by In A Heartbeat. Timur Rafkatovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Solomon
vs
Rafkatovich

195 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 20 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammad Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rafkatovich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafkatovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Solomon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rafkatovich moves out of range of the body kick from Solomon.
Solomon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Timur Rafkatovich's cut even more.
Good standup being displayed there by Solomon as he connects with a hook.
Solomon lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rafkatovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Solomon circles away.
Rafkatovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solomon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solomon.
Solomon slaps away a takedown attempt from Rafkatovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rafkatovich wants to clinch up but Solomon keeps it at a distance.
Solomon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solomon.
Solomon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafkatovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Solomon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rafkatovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rafkatovich looks winded!
Solomon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rafkatovich if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solomon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rafkatovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Solomon.

Solomon lands a big head kick that sends Rafkatovich tumbling to the mat! Solomon takes a step backwards and waves Rafkatovich back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The cut above Timur Rafkatovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rafkatovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solomon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rafkatovich at a distance.
Solomon lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rafkatovich falls backwards - clearly groggy! Solomon dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Solomon!
After winning the bout, Muhammad Solomon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.