PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 7999 p4p, 513 weight class) and JuJu Kmeldov (ranked 23278 p4p, 528 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rawse
vs
Kmeldov

193 cm
21
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
274 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JuJu Kmeldov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kmeldov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Kmeldov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kmeldov jabs Rawse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rawse defending well as Kmeldov loads up on a big left hand.
Rawse tries to move into range but Kmeldov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
JuJu Kmeldov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kmeldov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kmeldov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kmeldov scores with a punch to the head.
Kmeldov throws a lazy uppercut
and Rawse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kmeldov punishes Rawse's body with a nice straight punch.
Rawse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kmeldov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rawse seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kmeldov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rawse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kmeldov scrambles back to his feet.
Rawse misses the shot to the body.
Kmeldov scores with a jab to the body.
Kmeldov with a jab.
Rawse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kmeldov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kmeldov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rawse.
Kmeldov digs a good hook to Rawse's body.
Kmeldov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawse.
Kmeldov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kmeldov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kmeldov misses with a double jab.
Kmeldov misses with a leg kick
and Rawse counters with a stiff right hand.
Kmeldov throws a sloppy body shot
and Rawse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rawse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rawse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rawse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rawse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rawse scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Rawse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kmeldov sprawling to the canvas! Kmeldov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rawse finish him?!

Kmeldov is rocked!
Rawse measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kmeldov! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ricky Rawse!
An out of breath Ricky Rawse thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.