PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teke Bamalog (ranked 931 p4p, 112 weight class) and Rasul Mirzaev (ranked 1118 p4p, 132 weight class). Bamalog's entrance music is Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah. A fine choice. Mirzaev has chosen Killshot - Eminem as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rasul Mirzaev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bamalog
vs
Mirzaev

178 cm
26
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

170 cm
35
157 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Bee Krazy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasul Mirzaev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bamalog, right into the meat.
Rasul Mirzaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirzaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirzaev is looking to clinch.
Mirzaev misses with an uppercut.
Bamalog is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mirzaev lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirzaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamalog.
Mirzaev jabs Bamalog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mirzaev misses with a hook
and Bamalog counters with a straight right hand.
Mirzaev misses with a body shot.
Mirzaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirzaev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mirzaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mirzaev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bamalog rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Mirzaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamalog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirzaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamalog is just out of range.
Mirzaev misses with a body shot.
Bamalog looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mirzaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mirzaev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bamalog counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Rasul Mirzaev has been cut.
Bamalog feints and then cracks Mirzaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirzaev down.
Mirzaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
It looked like Bamalog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirzaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamalog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirzaev misses with an uppercut
and Bamalog counters with a straight right hand.
Bamalog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mirzaev has time to react.
Mirzaev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bamalog.
Mirzaev throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bamalog misses the target.
Bamalog scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirzaev lands a body shot.
Mirzaev cracks Bamalog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bamalog gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mirzaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamalog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Mirzaev has closed the distance and engaged Bamalog in a clinch.
Mirzaev cracks Bamalog with a nice body shot.
Mirzaev prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
Mirzaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Mirzaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Bamalog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mirzaev backwards.
Mirzaev lands an uppercut.
Bamalog lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bamalog.
Mirzaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamalog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bamalog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirzaevs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bamalog.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.

Bamalog breaks the clinch.
Mirzaev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bamalog. That one must have hurt.
Bamalog cracks the inside of Mirzaev's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev throws a right hand that misses
and Bamalog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirzaev throws a good cross that connects.
Mirzaev misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Bamalog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bamalog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bamalog thuds a left hand into Mirzaev's body.
We've been informed that Mirzaev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mirzaev throws a sloppy body shot
and Bamalog counters with a right hand to the body.
Mirzaev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mirzaev misses with a low kick.
Bamalog tried to counter with a leg kick but Mirzaev avoided it.
Mirzaev misses with a hook.
Mirzaev takes one on the button.
Mirzaev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bamalog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mirzaev is rocked!

That has opened up Rasul Mirzaev's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Bamalog.
Mirzaev takes one on the button.
Mirzaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Bamalog finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirzaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bamalog!
Mirzaev looks winded!
Mirzaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
Mirzaev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mirzaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Mirzaev moves to clinch but Bamalog breaks away
and Bamalog counters with a leg kick.
Bamalog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bamalog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mirzaev looks to throw a body kick
enabling Bamalog to counter with a crisp jab.
Bamalog throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirzaev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirzaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirzaev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bamalog is out of range and Mirzaev settles back down.
Mirzaev throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Mirzaev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mirzaev duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teke Bamalog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasul Mirzaev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Mirzaev misses.
Bamalog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirzaev can do to turn this around?
Mirzaev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bamalog counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Teke Bamalog is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirzaev lands with a nice body punch.
Bamalog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mirzaev takes a swing at Bamalog's ribcage but misses.
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bamalog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mirzaev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mirzaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
Mirzaev takes a swing at Bamalog's ribcage but misses.
Mirzaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mirzaev throws an overhand right that lands on Bamalog's shoulder, as Bamalog tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bamalog misses its target.
Mirzaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mirzaev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirzaev looks to land a combination but Bamalog avoids it well.
Bamalog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mirzaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirzaev swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirzaev.
Mirzaev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bamalog moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirzaev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bamalog counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirzaev is breathing heavily.
Mirzaev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mirzaev misses with a hook
and Bamalog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mirzaev throws a right hand that Bamalog ducks under and follows up with a left that Bamalog also avoids with ease.
Mirzaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirzaev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bamalog there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bamalog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mirzaev. Mirzaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

The cut above Rasul Mirzaev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamalog lands a high kick!
Bamalog moves away from the strike by Mirzaev.
Mirzaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bamalog.
Mirzaev connects with an inside leg kick.
Bamalog drops Mirzaev with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mirzaev! Bamalog dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teke Bamalog!
Teke Bamalog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Rasul Mirzaev was interviewed post fight and said 'Ma Dick Was Hard'.