PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pulver (ranked 25322 p4p, 814 weight class) and Mikal Rubikov (ranked 5292 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pulver
vs
Rubikov

195 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Rubikov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rubikov clinches up against the cage.
Rubikov lands an elbow that stopped Pulver in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Chris Pulver has been cut.
Pulver tries to stall but Rubikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pulver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubikov lands a knee to the body.
Pulver is trying to force a seperation but Rubikov has the dominant position.
Rubikov cracks Pulver with a nice body shot.
Pulver is breathing heavily.
Rubikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pulver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubikov.
Rubikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Chris Pulver's cut is getting worse.
Rubikov gets through Pulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Rubikov as the two fighters clinch.
Rubikov lands a knee to the body.

Rubikov drops Pulver onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pulver is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Pulver is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubikov has Pulver pressed against the cage. He pushes Pulver back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Rubikov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pulver crashing to the floor! Rubikov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pulver is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikal Rubikov!