PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hari Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Cavalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rap Music. Cavalli has chosen The Offspring - Pretty fly (bass cover) as his entrance music. Hari Rama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Cavalli's chin.

Rama
vs
Cavalli

183 cm
21
258 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

205 cm
21
243 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hari Rama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Cavalli!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cavalli counters with a body kick.
Cavalli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cavalli leaves Rama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rama avoids the head kick by Cavalli.
Rama tries a head kick but it misses.
Rama takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cavalli avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hari Rama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cavalli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rama misses with a wild combination.
Cavalli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rama avoids a kick to the body.
Cavalli lands a head kick!
Cavalli fails to land with a series of punches.
Cavalli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hari Rama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cavalli stuffs the takedown attempt from Rama. Rama gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Cavalli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rama dips to his left and cracks Cavalli with an uppercut!

Rama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cavalli to the mat! Cavalli manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cavalli wants to stand up but Rama is controlling him.
Rama is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rama lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rama looking to pass the guard.
Rama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rama advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rama tries for a kimura but Cavalli is defending well.

Rama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cavalli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Cavalli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cavalli dodges the punch combination from Rama.
Hari Rama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cavalli but Cavalli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cavalli tries to bum rush Rama with a series of wild strikes but Rama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cavalli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rama somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hari Rama. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalli stuffs the takedown attempt from Rama. Rama gets slowly back to his feet.
Cavalli tries a head kick but it misses.
Rama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big right from Cavalli misses.
Cavalli throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rama is defended easily by Cavalli.
Roberto Cavalli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cavalli.
Nice shot lands for Rama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rama.
Cavalli misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rama is defended easily by Cavalli.
Rama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cavalli as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli connects with a jab.
Rama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cavalli circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses.
Rama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cavalli fails to land with a series of punches.
Cavalli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cavalli circles away.
Cavalli swats away the attempt to clinch by Rama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cavalli defends it nicely.
Roberto Cavalli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rama avoids the head kick by Cavalli.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cavalli misses with a head kick.
Rama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cavalli but Cavalli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rama shoots in looking for a takedown but Cavalli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hari Rama will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rama slips a jab and a cross from Cavalli.
Rama moves out of range as Cavalli throws a body kick.
Rama shoots in but no luck this time.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cavalli is fending him off so far but Rama persists. Nope, Cavalli circles away and we're back to standing.
Cavalli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rama counters with a three punch combo that has Cavalli backing up. Cavalli nods at Rama to acknowledge the strikes.
Cavalli looks to land a combination but Rama avoids it well.
Cavalli goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalli swings for the body but Rama moves out of range.
Cavalli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cavalli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalli throws a push kick but Rama slaps the foot to one side.
Rama shoots in and drives through. Cavalli sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hari Rama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cavalli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Rama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cavalli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cavalli avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rama.

Rama decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cavalli throws a body punch but Rama moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rama misses with a takedown attempt - Cavalli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cavalli counters with a good, hard body kick but Rama shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cavalli throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Cavalli lands with a kick to the temple. Rama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheers as Rama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cavalli doesn't seem phased though.
Cavalli misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rama tries for a takedown but Cavalli circles away easily
and Cavalli counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cavalli stuffs the takedown.
Cavalli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cavalli tries a head kick but it misses.
Rama shoots in but Cavalli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cavalli throws a head kick that misses.
Rama tries for a takedown but Cavalli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalli keeps Rama at a distance using the push kick.
Cavalli throws a head kick but Rama moves out of range.
Cavalli tries a head kick but it misses.
Cavalli leaves Rama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cavalli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cavalli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rama blocks a head kick by Cavalli.
Cavalli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Cavalli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cavalli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Cavalli!