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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gray (ranked 4269 p4p, 3219 weight class) and Rahul Bhattacharya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brandon Gray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 cm 24 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
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166 cm 25 150 4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Big heart |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Gray! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahul Bhattacharya! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bhattacharya drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Bhattacharya digs a right hand underneath Gray's ribcage. Gray let out a lung full of air as it connected. Bhattacharya lands a nice shot to the body. A right hand to the body from Bhattacharya.
Gray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A short right from Bhattacharya on the inside. Bhattacharya scores with a nice hook to the head. Bhattacharya managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
A short body shot lands from Bhattacharya as the two fighters clinch.
Bhattacharya working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bhattacharya lands with a light punch inside. Bhattacharya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards. Bhattacharya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bhattacharya gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bhattacharya scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head. Bhattacharya lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bhattacharya lands with a right to the head. Bhattacharya lands a shot to the body. Bhattacharya lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bhattacharya scores with a nice hook to the head. Bhattacharya digs a right hand underneath Gray's ribcage. Gray let out a lung full of air as it connected. A short right from Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short body shot lands from Bhattacharya as the two fighters clinch.
Bhattacharya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bhattacharya lands a body shot. Bhattacharya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nice body punch from Bhattacharya - that landed with a thud.
Bhattacharya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bhattacharya lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bhattacharya is working Gray over against the cage. Bhattacharya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bhattacharya is working Gray over against the cage. A short left from Bhattacharya. A nice left hand lands by Bhattacharya.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bhattacharya lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bhattacharya is leaning against Gray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bhattacharya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards. Nice body punch from Bhattacharya - that landed with a thud.
Bhattacharya works on Gray's body with a couple of short punches. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhattacharya. A short uppercut from Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya cracks Gray with a nice body shot. Nice body punch from Bhattacharya - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Bhattacharya. Gray takes a shot to the head. Bhattacharya lands with a light punch inside.
Gray is rocked! A right hand to the body from Bhattacharya.
Bhattacharya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Bhattacharya. Still in the clinch, Bhattacharya scores with a nice short uppercut. A right hand to the body from Bhattacharya.
Bhattacharya lands a shoulder strike. Bhattacharya scores with a hook to the body. A short uppercut from Bhattacharya. Gray takes a shot to the head. A nice left hand lands by Bhattacharya.
Bhattacharya lands a body shot. Bhattacharya lands a shoulder strike. Oh Gray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhattacharya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bhattacharya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards. Bhattacharya presses Gray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A nice left hand lands by Bhattacharya.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bhattacharya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head. Bhattacharya scores with a hook to the body. Bhattacharya cracks Gray with a nice body shot. Bhattacharya lands a shoulder strike. Bhattacharya scores with a shoulder strike. Bhattacharya cracks Gray with a nice body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bhattacharya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bhattacharya is working Gray over against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rahul Bhattacharya dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bhattacharya gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gray seems to have got his legs back now. Bhattacharya lands with a short shot to the head. Bhattacharya lands a nice shot to the body. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bhattacharya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A left hand lands to the body for Bhattacharya.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gray backwards. Bhattacharya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya pushes Gray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bhattacharya lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bhattacharya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bhattacharya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bhattacharya lands a nice shot to the body. Bhattacharya lands with a short shot to the head. Bhattacharya creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gray's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gray drops to his knees and Bhattacharya pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rahul Bhattacharya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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