PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Federov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eshkar Gabai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabai has chosen Ya by Mosh Ben-Ari as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Federov
vs
Gabai

194 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Federov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eshkar Gabai!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Federov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabai circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Federov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Federov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Federov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Gabai. Beautiful body shot.
Federov wants to clinch.
Federov slips under a jab.

Federov clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Federov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Eshkar Gabai has been cut.
Federov is pressed up against the cage. Gabai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Federov down to the mat. Federov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Federov is looking to clinch but Gabai is avoiding it.
Gabai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Federov is looking to clinch but Gabai is avoiding it.
Federov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Federov moves into range and clinches up with Gabai.
Federov scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Federov.

Gabai is rocked!
Federov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gabai to his knees! Federov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Federov!