PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Khanidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Roman
vs
Khanidov

181 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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, Rudolf Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohamed Khanidov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman tries to clinch up.
Khanidov unleashes a big counter combination but Roman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roman tries to clinch but Khanidov is having none of it.
Khanidov throws a nice inside leg kick.

Roman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Khanidov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khanidov counters with a nice body kick.
Roman doesn't manage to clinch there - Khanidov circles away.
Khanidov misses with a head kick.
Roman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khanidov avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roman wants to clinch up but Khanidov keeps it at a distance.
Roman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Khanidov has knocked Roman down with a huge combo! Khanidov steps away and waves a wobbly Roman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Roman is rocked!

It looks like Rudolf Roman has been cut.
Roman loses concentration momentarily and Khanidov pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Roman crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Khanidov finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mohamed Khanidov!