PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rami Sebei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebei's entrance music is The Bouncing Souls - Ole. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sebei
vs
Kuznetsov

175 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rami Sebei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebei avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Sebei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sebei misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sebei.
Sebei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Sebei as he checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebei throws a combination that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sebei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sebei dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sebei ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuznetsov wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Kuznetsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Sebei tries to counter with a takedown but Kuznetsov is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Sebei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sebei. That did some damage!
Sebei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov stuffs the takedown attempt from Sebei. Sebei gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Sebei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sebei lands an overhand right.
Nice jab there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Sebei's ribcage but misses.
Sebei throws out a loose jab but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Sebei misses the target.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sebei was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sebei lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sebei at a distance.
Sebei misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sebei looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
No joy there for Sebei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sebei.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sebei.
Sebei with a poor takedown
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sebei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sebei looks for a takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Sebei. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuznetsov tests Sebei's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sebei is rocked!
Sebei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
Oh Sebei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that drops Sebei like a sack of potatoes! Kuznetsov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Kuznetsov!