PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov has chosen Russian national anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julio
vs
Rakhmanov

186 cm
30
184 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

179 cm
32
170 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rakhmanov misses the shot to the body.
Julio quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Julio misses with a kick to the body.
Julio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rakhmanov avoids the body shot from Julio.
Rakhmanov swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Julio lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Julio misses its intended target.
Rakhmanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakhmanov misses with a kick to the body
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakhmanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio jabs at Rakhmanov's body.
Julio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Julio misses the shot to the body.
Julio misses with an uppercut.
Rakhmanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rakhmanov tries to score with a low kick but Julio moves his leg out of the way.
Julio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio avoids the head kick by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rakhmanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rakhmanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rakhmanov loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Rakhmanov tries to move into range but Julio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Julio blocks the body kick.
Rakhmanov misses with a two punch combination.
Rakhmanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rakhmanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Nice body punch from Julio.
Rakhmanov connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Julio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakhmanov content to stall in guard here.
Rakhmanov trying to control but Julio is working from the bottom.
Rakhmanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rakhmanov trying to control but Julio is working from the bottom.
Rakhmanov wants to pass the guard but Julio is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Julio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rakhmanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rakhmanov's sensitive parts.
Rakhmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Julio is just out of range.
A low kick from Rakhmanov misses
and Julio counters with a good, hard body kick but Rakhmanov shrugs it off.
Julio swings for the body but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Rakhmanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rakhmanov slips a jab from Julio.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakhmanov with the counter takedown but Julio avoids it easily.
Rakhmanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakhmanov.
Julio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakhmanov moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Rakhmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakhmanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Julio is looking to wear down Rakhmanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Julio connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rakhmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Julio is just out of range.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rakhmanov misses with a leg kick.
Julio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakhmanov throws out the jab.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakhmanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakhmanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rakhmanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Julio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Julio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Rakhmanov moves out of range easily.
Rakhmanov feints the counter takedown.
Rakhmanov misses with a hook.
Julio scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakhmanov throws a body kick that misses
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Rakhmanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakhmanov moves out of range of the body kick from Julio.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakhmanov.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rakhmanov thinking.
Rakhmanov swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Julio misses with a few strikes there.
Rakhmanov with the counter takedown but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio cracks Rakhmanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Julio throws a head kick but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Rakhmanov lands a jab to Julio's midsection.
Julio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakhmanov can do to turn this around?
Rakhmanov throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Rakhmanov throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Julio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rakhmanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Julio. That's going to slow Rakhmanov down.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that misses.
Rakhmanov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJulio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rakhmanov.
Julio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rakhmanov under the eye.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov throws a body punch but Julio moves out of range.
Rakhmanov misses with a right hand
and Julio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that Julio semi-blocks.
Rakhmanov shoots in for a takedown but Julio shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Julio does it's job there.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakhmanov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Julio defends it well.
Rakhmanov throws a push kick but Julio slaps the foot to one side.
Rakhmanov lands with a kick to the ribs.

Julio gets caught napping as Rakhmanov dives in and scores a takedown. Julio manages to retain guard.

Julio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rakhmanov is looking for a takedown.
Rakhmanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rakhmanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Don Julio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Rakhmanov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakhmanov wants to break free but Julio has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Julio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rakhmanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio avoids the head kick by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio throws a right hand that Rakhmanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakhmanov also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Rakhmanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rakhmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Julio is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio dominated that second round.
That's time! Julio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Julio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Julio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy body kick
and Julio counters with a left to the body.
Julio lands a head kick. Rakhmanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rakhmanov looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Rakhmanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Julio tried to score with a low kick but Rakhmanov checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakhmanov is looking to land body kicks.
Rakhmanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julio.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov motions for Julio to come forward. Rakhmanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakhmanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakhmanov is just out of range.
Rakhmanov throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Julio avoids a kick to the body.
Rakhmanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Julio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Rakhmanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julio is looking to counter punch.
Julio takes a swing at Rakhmanov's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Rakhmanov.
Julio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rakhmanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Julio throwing a counter right hand but Rakhmanov manages to avoid it.
Julio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rakhmanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Julio kicks Rakhmanov off and gets back to his feet.
Rakhmanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Rakhmanov.
Julio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Julio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rakhmanov eats them both and turns towards Julio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rakhmanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Julio's calf.
Julio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body kick from Julio.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Julio scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Rakhmanov misses with a kick to the body.
Julio tried to counter with a leg kick but Rakhmanov avoided it.
Julio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Julio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rakhmanov blocks the body kick.
Julio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Julio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rakhmanov's head backwards.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rakhmanov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Rakhmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakhmanov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rakhmanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rakhmanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Julio avoids the head kick by Rakhmanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Rakhmanov misses.
Julio is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Rakhmanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Julio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that misses
and Julio counters with a nice body shot.
Julio scoring well with a low kick there.
Julio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Julio.
Julio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakhmanov.
Mikhail Rakhmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rakhmanov misses with a body kick.
Julio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Julio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Don Julio waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.