PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Greek Anthem. Khasbulaev has chosen Fetty Wap - Trap Queen as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souvlaki
vs
Khasbulaev

174 cm
31
135 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

173 cm
25
144 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khasbulaev thuds a left hand into Souvlaki's body.
Khasbulaev leaves Souvlaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Khasbulaev misses.
Khasbulaev lands with a straight right. Souvlaki didn't see that one coming.
Souvlaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Souvlaki momentarily.
Khasbulaev misses with an uppercut. Souvlaki saw that one coming.
Souvlaki throws the left hand but Khasbulaev avoids the punch easily.
Souvlaki fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Khasbulaev misses.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khasbulaev connects with a right hand. Souvlaki shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Souvlaki blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souvlaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Khasbulaev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Souvlaki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khasbulaev is looking to stand up but Souvlaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Souvlaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souvlaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Souvlaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Khasbulaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souvlaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souvlaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souvlaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souvlaki throwing strikes but missing.
Khasbulaev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souvlaki throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki throwing strikes from guard but Khasbulaev blocks nicely.
Souvlaki throwing strikes from guard but Khasbulaev blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souvlaki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Khasbulaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souvlaki's guard.

Souvlaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souvlaki trying to keep a closed guard but Khasbulaev is proving a slippery customer.

Souvlaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khasbulaev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Souvlaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souvlaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souvlaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Souvlaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Souvlaki 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.

Souvlaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souvlaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khasbulaev sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Souvlaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Khasbulaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Souvlaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khasbulaev is aware though and is defending well.
Khasbulaev won't allow Souvlaki to sweep him here.
Khasbulaev wants to stand but Souvlaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Souvlaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khasbulaev is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magomedrasul Khasbulaev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Souvlaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khasbulaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souvlaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Khasbulaev.
Souvlaki throwing a counter right hand but Khasbulaev manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Khasbulaev.
Souvlaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khasbulaev.
Souvlaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Khasbulaev lands a head kick!

Souvlaki is rocked!
Khasbulaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Souvlaki goes for a double leg but Khasbulaev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khasbulaev continues to drive forward.
Khasbulaev scores with a shot to the body.
Khasbulaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souvlaki moves away.
Souvlaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook.
Khasbulaev throws out a loose jab but Souvlaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki cracks Khasbulaev with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev jabs Souvlaki right on the nose. Souvlaki blinks but takes it well.
Oh Souvlaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Khasbulaev misses.
Khasbulaev scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khasbulaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souvlaki at a distance.
Souvlaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khasbulaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khasbulaev works Souvlaki's body with a nice hook.
Khasbulaev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Souvlaki. That did some damage!
Khasbulaev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khasbulaev throws a looping overhand right but Souvlaki ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Souvlaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Souvlaki fails with the takedown.
Khasbulaev lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Souvlaki falls backwards - clearly groggy! Khasbulaev dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.