PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahkman Rumakhnov (ranked 4630 p4p, 3755 weight class) and Roque Davi (ranked 560 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rumakhnov
vs
Davi

183 cm
20
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ahkman Rumakhnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roque Davi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumakhnov throws a right and a left that both miss.

Davi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rumakhnov is trying to defend but Davi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davi working over Rumakhnov with some ground and pound. Rumakhnov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davi trying to mount his opponent but Rumakhnov defends it.
Rumakhnov tries to get to full guard but Davi has control of the leg.
Davi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rumakhnov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davi on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davi prevents Rumakhnov from standing back up.
Rumakhnov wants to improve his position but Davi is controlling well.
Rumakhnov is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi is thwarting Rumakhnov's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davi lands a nice short elbow.
Davi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davi slips a nice elbow through Rumakhnov's hands, connecting with Rumakhnov's forehead.

Rumakhnov is rocked!
Davi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davi is trying to control the action in half guard but Rumakhnov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rumakhnov taking some punishment here, with Davi in his half guard.
Davi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rumakhnov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Rumakhnov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rumakhnov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davi prevents Rumakhnov from improving his position.
Davi working the head and body with strikes.
Rumakhnov is trying to stand up here but Davi is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rumakhnov wants to get back to full guard.
Rumakhnov seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumakhnov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davi slips a nice elbow through Rumakhnov's hands, connecting with Rumakhnov's forehead.
Ground and pound from Davi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davi lands a big elbow - Rumakhnov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Davi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Davi!
Ahkman Rumakhnov was interviewed post fight and said 'Oky'.