PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Outlaw (ranked 4629 p4p, 25216 weight class) and Mikhail Bakhtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Outlaw
vs
Bakhtin

179 cm
25
163
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
168
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakhtin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakhtin lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Bakhtin misses.

Outlaw gets a clinch.

Outlaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Outlaw blocks a jab.
Bakhtin stuns Outlaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakhtin misses with a looping left.
Bakhtin misses with an uppercut.
Bakhtin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Outlaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Bakhtin does it's job there.
Bakhtin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Outlaw connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bakhtin scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Mikhail Bakhtin has been cut.
Bakhtin looks to land a combination but Outlaw avoids it well.
Outlaw works over Bakhtin's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outlaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Outlaw scores with a jab to the body.
Bakhtin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Outlaw lands a left and a right that send Bakhtin crashing to the mat, dazed. Outlaw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bakhtin is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakhtin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakhtin is still on wobbly legs! Can Outlaw finish him?
Bakhtin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outlaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bakhtin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakhtin seems to have recovered his senses.
Outlaw lands a body shot.

Outlaw drops Bakhtin with a beautiful combination! Bakhtin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Outlaw is looking for the KO!
Bakhtin throws a jab when Outlaw was well out of range.
Bakhtin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakhtin connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Outlaw forces Bakhtin back against the cage and clinches.

Outlaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Bakhtin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bakhtin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Outlaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakhtin misses with a looping left.
Bakhtin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bakhtin.
No luck for Outlaw with that takedown attempt.
Bakhtin throws a body shot but no joy.
Outlaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakhtin.
Outlaw steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Bakhtin is out on his feet! Outlaw sets himself and nearly takes Bakhtin's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bo Outlaw!