PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Itshak Rabinovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Modnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rabinovitch
vs
Modnar

182 cm
26
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conquer
Modern Wear Apparel

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 New York, Itshak Rabinovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Modnar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabinovitch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Modnar digs a good hook to Rabinovitch's body.
Rabinovitch tries to clinch but Modnar is having none of it.
Modnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Modnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Modnar.
Rabinovitch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rabinovitch misses with the body kick

and Modnar counters with a single leg into guard. Rabinovitch didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Modnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Modnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Modnar works over Rabinovitch with some ground and pound from guard.

Modnar drops back looking for a leg! Rabinovitch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rabinovitch manages to kick Modnar off! Modnar jumps back into Rabinovitch's guard.
Rabinovitch has momentary wrist control but Modnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Modnar cracks Rabinovitch with a solid left hand.
Rabinovitch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Modnar landing with the ground and pound.
Modnar postures up in Rabinovitch's guard and throws a big left but Rabinovitch blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabinovitch is looking to stand up but Modnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Modnar works over Rabinovitch with some ground and pound from guard.
Modnar stopping the sweep attempt from Rabinovitch.
Modnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Modnar wants to control from the top but Rabinovitch keeps moving.
Rabinovitch 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.
Modnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Modnar is fighting to break Rabinovitch's control of his arms but Rabinovitch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Modnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Modnar lands a couple of elbows.
Rabinovitch trying to control the position.
Modnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Modnar won't allow Rabinovitch to sweep him here.
Rabinovitch wants to stand up but Modnar is controlling him.
Modnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Modnar working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Modnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Modnar landing with the ground and pound.
Modnar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Modnar working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Modnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Modnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Modnar landing with the ground and pound.
Modnar passes Rabinovitch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Modnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rabinovitch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Modnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rabinovitch is refusing to be controlled, as Modnar sits in half guard.
Modnar is nestled in close to Rabinovitch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Modnar wants to pass to mount but Rabinovitch is defending the position.
Modnar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Modnar lands a heavy elbow.
Modnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Modnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Modnar lands a heavy elbow.
Modnar looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rabinovitch covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Modnar!
A very excited looking Elijah Modnar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.