PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakhtin (ranked 25132 p4p, 3385 weight class) and Gun Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Bakhtin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bakhtin
vs
Nero

183 cm
19
168
1 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
160
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

SMESH Nutrition 160Q
New Standard

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Bakhtin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gun Nero!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakhtin swings away with a body shot that misses

so Nero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nero stands and throws Bakhtin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nero is looking to take a break and control but Bakhtin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bakhtin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Bakhtin is rocked!

It looks like Mikhail Bakhtin has been cut.
Nero tries to score with some ground and pound. Bakhtin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nero working the ground and pound.
Nero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakhtin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Bakhtin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nero cracks Bakhtin with a big right hand but Bakhtin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bakhtin is not content to let Nero control the position.
Bakhtin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nero on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero working the ground and pound from side control.
Bakhtin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nero connects with a decent elbow.
Nero is putting a hurting on Bakhtin here, landing some big shots from side control.
A big shot lands for Nero! That's hurt Bakhtin! Will he recover? Nero fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Nero!
A very excited looking Gun Nero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.