PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rect Umm (ranked 533 p4p, 968 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 81 p4p, 144 weight class). Panayotov has chosen Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Umm
vs
Panayotov

200 cm
33
215
27 - 12 - 0

196 cm
35
204
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rect Umm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov throws an overhand right that lands on Umm's shoulder, as Umm tries to avoid the shot.
Umm is looking to counter punch.
Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Umm misses with a right hand
and Umm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panayotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panayotov throws a big shot that misses.
Panayotov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Umm back to the cage. Panayotov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Rect Umm has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Umm does no damage.
The fighters circling - Umm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panayotov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umm.
It looked like Umm was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Panayotov misses with a hook. Umm ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Umm.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Panayotov looks to land a combination but Umm avoids it well.
Umm connects with a crisp jab.
Umm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
Panayotov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panayotov misses with a wild body shot.
Panayotov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut.
Umm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panayotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Umm.
Umm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Umm.
Umm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panayotov avoids the body shot from Umm.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
Umm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panayotov throws out the jab.
Umm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov works Umm's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Umm looks to throw the jab but Panayotov is out of range.
Panayotov throws a fast counter high kick but Umm manages to duck under it in time.

Umm takes the fight into the clinch.
Umm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Panayotov backwards.
Umm swings wildly with an uppercut but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panayotov tries to throw a body punch but Umm avoids it by throwing Panayotov back against the cage.
Umm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Umm.

Panayotov breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a shot to the body.
Umm lands a slapping body shot.
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
Umm throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umm misses with a straight left.
Umm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panayotov staying out of range there.
Umm throws a right hand that Panayotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Panayotov also avoids with ease.
Panayotov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rect Umm will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Umm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Panayotov counters with a left and a right that stings Umm.
Umm moves out of range of the strikes.
Nikolay Panayotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Umm.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panayotov, as that shot connected.
Panayotov misses with a hook.
Umm misses with a hook to the body
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umm tries to clinch
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panayotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Umm to counter with a crisp jab.
Umm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov misses with a lunging right hand
and Umm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Umm fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses.
Panayotov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Umm counters with a left and a right... And another left! Panayotov is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rect Umm!
Rect Umm retains his light heavyweight title!
Rect Umm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.