PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bakiyev
vs
Kuznetsov

171 cm
27
163 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

182 cm
28
170 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
Bakiyev takes one to the chin there.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bakiyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bakiyev is out of range.
Kuznetsov swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Bakiyev keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuznetsov to score with a decent uppercut.

Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Bakiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the body.
Bakiyev seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been told by Bakiyev's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakiyev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a big right hand! Oh Bakiyev is in trouble here! Kuznetsov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Kuznetsov!