PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rermes Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birigiz Ignatiev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rermes Gracie's chin.

Gracie
vs
Ignatiev

167 cm
30
147 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rermes Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Birigiz Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Ignatiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Ignatiev lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Ignatiev takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gracie is rocked!

It looks like Rermes Gracie has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ignatiev counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatiev and Gracie are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ignatiev throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Gracie into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ignatiev knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Birigiz Ignatiev!