PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hadr Bari (ranked 1339 p4p, 3229 weight class) and Vladimir Rurikovich (ranked 181 p4p, 397 weight class). Hadr Bari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Rurikovich's chin.

Bari
vs
Rurikovich

185 cm
24
185
11 - 3 - 1

185 cm
24
184
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadr Bari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Rurikovich!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Bari misses with a low kick.

Rurikovich rushes Bari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bari working aggressively here.
Rurikovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Hadr Bari has been cut.
Bari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bari cracks Rurikovich with a nice body shot.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich digs a right hand into Bari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bari's gas tank.
Bari lands with a left to the head.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich stalling.
Bari is looking to break free of the clinch but Rurikovich has double underhooks.
Bari tries to work over Rurikovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a nice uppercut.
Bari blocks an elbow strike from Rurikovich.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bari can't find room to land a body shot as Rurikovich controls the action.
Bari lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurikovich backwards.
Bari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurikovich uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich trying to stall but Bari improves his position.
Bari throws a punch but it's blocked by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage.

Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bari on the side of the head.
Rurikovich scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rurikovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich tries a body shot but Bari blocks it.
Nice elbow from Rurikovich.
Bari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bari stalling against the cage.
Rurikovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bari backwards.
Rurikovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rurikovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bari's brow.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich lands a left hand.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rurikovich prevents a body shot from Bari.
Bari lands a nice uppercut.
Rurikovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurikovich pushes Bari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bari works on Rurikovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Rurikovich lands a nice shot to the body.

Bari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurikovich dips to his left and cracks Bari with an uppercut!
Rurikovich ducks under a wild hook from Bari.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich scores with a punch to the head.
Bari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rurikovich is out of range.
Rurikovich tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich misses with a low kick.

Bari tries to keep at a distance but Rurikovich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bari tries a body shot but Rurikovich blocks it.
Bari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bari misses with the head strike.
Rurikovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bari taking a breather.
Rurikovich misses with the head strike.
Bari letting Rurikovich take a breather here.
Bari tries to throw a body punch but Rurikovich avoids it by throwing Bari back against the cage.

Bari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurikovich staying out of range there.
Rurikovich cracks Bari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bari avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Bari is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bari takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Bari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bari misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurikovich lands a big knee! That's hurt Bari! Oh, he's all over the place! Rurikovich lands another knee that sends Bari to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Rurikovich!
Vladimir Rurikovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'I challenge Andy Down come up here and suck my cock right now. C'mon big boy, we all know it won't be your first.'.