PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarron Faith (ranked 1053 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 81 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faith
vs
Rurik

166 cm
24
137
10 - 11 - 0

165 cm
28
140
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rurik.
A big left from Faith misses.
Rurik avoids the body shot from Faith.
Faith backing away here, and Rurik unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rurik misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Faith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Rurik.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faith tries a knee to the head but Rurik blocks it.
Faith prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faith cracks Rurik with a nice body shot.
Rurik misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurik gets through Faith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik tries to work over Faith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rurik avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faith looking to throw knees to the head but Rurik is blocking nicely.
Rurik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rurik up against the cage.
Rurik scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rurik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rurik as the two fighters clinch.
Faith tries to pull guard but Rurik won't allow it.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik blocks an elbow strike from Faith.
Faith looking to throw knees to the head but Rurik is blocking nicely.
Faith tries to pull guard but Rurik holds him up against the cage and eventually Faith drops back down to his feet.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rurik's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faith stalling in the clinch.
Faith is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarron Faith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurik.

Faith is rocked!
Rurik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh Faith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faith misses with an elbow strike.
Rurik pushes Faith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rurik.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Faith's ribcage. Faith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Rurik.
Faith is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik gets through Faith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurik lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik throws a big uppercut that drops Faith! More strikes from Rurik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Faith lies dazed against the cage as Rurik celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Rurik!