PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1556 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 194 p4p, 252 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raharu
vs
Yaga

186 cm
22
185
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
30
202
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu with a hook.
Yaga missing with a left hand there. Raharu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Yaga.
Yaga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharu counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharu slips a straight right by Yaga.
Raharu throws a shot to the body.
Raharu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yaga on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Raharu.
Yaga throws out a powerful jab.
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baba Yaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Yaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaga swings widly with a right hand
and Raharu counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaga misses the target.
Raharu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raharu has a takedown stuffed.
Raharu cracks Yaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga misses with a right hand
and Yaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Raharu. Beautiful body shot.
Yaga throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Raharu to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaga connects with a body shot that sends Raharu's belly button to the back.
Yaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharu moves away.
Yaga throws a combination that misses
and Raharu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaga throws a leg kick
and Yaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharu throws a body shot but no joy.

Yaga gets caught flat footed, as Raharu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yaga's guard.
Raharu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raharu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raharu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Yaga.
Raharu lunges at Yaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yaga's hand.
Yaga throws a sloppy body shot
and Raharu counters with a straight right hand.
Raharu shoots in for a double leg but Yaga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raharu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaga throws out the jab.
Raharu loads up on a big right hand but Yaga slips the punch.
Yaga throws out a counter right but Raharu avoids it with no problem.
Yaga throws a leg kick but Raharu moved away.
Raharu defending well as Yaga loads up on a big left hand.
As Yaga backs away, Raharu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Raharu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Yaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
It seemed like Yaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yaga works Raharu's body with a nice hook.
Yaga misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a right hand to the body.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Raharu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yaga throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaga misses with a straight left.
Yaga misses with an uppercut
and Raharu counters with a good low kick that Yaga was not able to check.
Yaga swings widly with a right hand
enabling Raharu to counter with a crisp jab.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaga can do to turn this around?
Raharu defending well as Yaga loads up on a big left hand.
Yaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharu counters with a left to the body.
Raharu cracks Yaga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raharu looks to land a right hand but Yaga moved out of range.
Donk. Yaga catches Raharu right on the button with a cross.
Raharu loads up on a big right hand but Yaga slips the punch.
Raharu lands with an overhand left.
Yaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaga misses with a straight right.
Yaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharu.
Raharu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaga! But no joy.
Yaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Raharu lands a nice looking body kick.
Yaga ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Yaga misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Raharu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raharu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut there from Raharu.
Yaga ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Yaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Yaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharu slips a straight right by Yaga.
It looked like Raharu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yaga darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raharu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
An attempted straight right counter from Raharu misses the target.
Raharu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raharu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaga.
Raharu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaga.
Raharu is looking to counter punch.
Yaga lands with a cross.
Yaga falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raharu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaga misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raharu scores with the left hand. Yaga knows he should have avoided that one.
Yaga throws an off balance right hand
and Raharu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaga thinking.
Raharu lands with a hook. Yaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yaga cracks Raharu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharu connects with a single shot there.
Yaga misses the jab.
Yaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu throws a shot to the body.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Yaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Yaga tries to avoid it.
A cross from Yaga lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaga ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Yaga slips a jab from Raharu.
Yaga misses with a looping right.
Raharu defending well as Yaga loads up on a big left hand.
Yaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaga misses with a few strikes there.
Raharu slips under a jab from Yaga.
Yaga misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaga misses with a hook to the body
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharu.
Yaga looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Yaga throws an off balance right hand
and Yaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaga throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaga misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a nice leg kick.
Raharu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yaga.
Yaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Yaga throws a looping overhand right but Raharu ducks down to avoid it.
Yaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Yaga is predictable there
and Raharu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yaga's knee momentarily.
Yaga is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Raharu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raharu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharu scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Raharu.
Raharu defending well as Yaga loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaga moves forwards but Raharu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raharu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Raharu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Yaga throws a leg kick
and Raharu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yaga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Raharu with a hook.

Yaga is rocked!
Yaga throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
As Yaga backs away, Raharu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raharu counters with a three punch combo that has Yaga backing up. Yaga nods at Raharu to acknowledge the strikes.
Yaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Raharu finish him?
Yaga swings widly with a right hand
and Raharu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raharu moves away from the strike by Yaga.
Yaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Raharu sends Yaga crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raharu is motioning to the referee to let Yaga up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raharu counters with a big right hand! Oh Yaga is in trouble here! Raharu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.