PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 939 p4p, 31 weight class) and Ace Rob (ranked 3492 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Temirov
vs
Rob

164 cm
25
143 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
143 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rob takes the fight into the clinch.
Temirov has a couple of punches blocked by Rob.
I was talking to Temirov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rob blocks an uppercut.
Temirov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rob backwards.

Temirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temirov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Temirov misses with a hook. Rob ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Temirov throws out a powerful jab.
Rob misses with a looping left.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rob throws a jab but it's blocked by Temirov.
Temirov moves out of range of the leg kick from Rob.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov swings for the body but Rob moves out of range.
Temirov throws an off balance right hand

and Rob counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Temirov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rob working hard to break the clinch.

Rob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temirov feints with a jab and clips Rob right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Rob is sent crashing into the canvas and Temirov leaps in for the kill! Rob tries to get to his feet but Temirov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Rob is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Temirov!
Our winner, Ruslan Temirov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.