PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Rate (ranked 3214 p4p, 6231 weight class) and Sigandi Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Rate has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rate
vs
Legend

195 cm
25
265
4 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
265
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Rate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legend misses with a double jab.
Legend misses with the combination.
Rate is looking to counter punch.
Rate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Legend on the side of the head.
Legend fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legend throws a right and a left that Rate avoids nicely.
Rate slips a jab and a cross from Legend.
Legend misses with a double jab.

Rate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Legend to the mat! Legend manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend wants to stand and escape but Rate is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rate seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Legend for as long as he can get away with.
Rate has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Legend wants to stand and escape but Rate is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legend misses with a combination
and Rate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Legend looks winded!

Rate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Rate.
Rate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Rate cracks Legend with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legends head.
Rate lands a body punch.
Rate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legend backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rate lands a hook that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
A shot in the inside from Rate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rate lands with a short shot to the head.
Rate lands a hook that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Rate pushes Legend back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rate.

Rate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rate scores with a jab.

Legend is rocked!

Rate gets a clinch.
Rate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Rate presses Legend against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rate.
Legend is still on wobbly legs! Can Rate finish him?
Rate lands a big right hand that drops Legend! The killer instinct kicks in and Rate finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rate!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Rate!