PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reed Sherman (ranked 4196 p4p, 25368 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed Sherman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sherman
vs
Khalidov

190 cm
19
225
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
277
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reed Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Mamed Khalidov has been cut.

Sherman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherman showed some decent athleticism there.

Sherman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Khalidov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Khalidov needs to keep his hands up - Sherman had a free shot at his head there.
Sherman misses with an uppercut.
Sherman cracks Khalidov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Khalidov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Sherman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Khalidov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reed Sherman!