PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liveser Rubino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sem Gemgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rubino
vs
Gemgi

170 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

168 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Self confident

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liveser Rubino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sem Gemgi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gemgi tries to clinch but Rubino is having none of it.
Gemgi tries to clinch but Rubino moves out of range.
Gemgi wants to clinch.
Rubino throws out a loose jab but Gemgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gemgi slips a straight right by Rubino.
Gemgi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gemgi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Rubino misses.
Rubino keeps the fight on the outside.
Rubino throws a low kick but Gemgi avoids it.
Rubino could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rubino throws out a loose jab but Gemgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubino throws a low kick, looking for Gemgi's leg but Gemgi calmly moves out of range.
Gemgi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rubino throws a right and a left that Gemgi avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gemgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gemgi has closed the distance and engaged Rubino in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Gemgi.

It looks like Liveser Rubino has been cut.
Rubino tries to break free but Gemgi pushes him back against the ropes.
Rubino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rubino wants to get back to striking at distance but Gemgi won't allow it.
Rubino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gemgi prevents Rubino from breaking the clinch.
Rubino takes an elbow to the temple.
Gemgi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rubino takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gemgi throws an elbow that misses.
Rubino lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubino tries to break the clinch but Gemgi is controlling the position.
Gemgi prevents Rubino from breaking the clinch.
Rubino avoids a wild elbow strike from Gemgi.
Gemgi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rubino is rocked!
Gemgi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rubino avoids a wild elbow strike from Gemgi.
Rubino is trying to break the clinch but Gemgi is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gemgi pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rubino avoids the elbow strike from Gemgi, against the ropes.
Gemgi has control of Rubino and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Rubino crashing to the mat! Rubino looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Gemgi looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Sem Gemgi!