PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rahmi Kaan (ranked 3592 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Ismael Dias (ranked 398 p4p, 390 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kaan
vs
Dias

177 cm
19
162
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
163
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rahmi Kaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ismael Dias!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaan connects with a leg kick.
Kaan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dias in his tracks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dias looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dias tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias wants to clinch.

Dias gets a clinch.
Kaan blocks an uppercut.
Kaan looking to stall.
Dias blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaan stalling the fight.
Kaan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaan wants to break free but Dias has control.
Kaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Dias.

It looks like Rahmi Kaan has been cut.
Kaan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Dias fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kaan on the inside.
Kaan digs a right hand underneath Dias's ribcage. Dias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dias misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaan.
Dias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dias tries to work over Kaan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaan tries a body shot but Dias blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaan can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kaan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaan working aggressively here.
Kaan throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaan can't find room to land a body shot as Dias controls the action.
Kaan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaan managing to block the knees to the body from Dias.
Dias doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dias controls his hands.
Kaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaan is looking to break free of the clinch but Dias has double underhooks.
Dias swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias blocks a body shot from Kaan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dias throws an elbow but it misses.
Dias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias lands an elbow that stopped Kaan in his tracks for a moment.
Dias lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaan working aggressively here.
Dias scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kaan is rocked!
Dias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Kaan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Kaan is blocking nicely.
Kaan seems to have got his legs back now.
Dias jerks Kaan's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kaan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dias goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dias because Kaan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ismael Dias!