PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 5529 p4p, 257 weight class) and Lazar Nemirov (ranked 21929 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazar Nemirov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rram
vs
Nemirov

164 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
28
141 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazar Nemirov!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nemirov throws a counter combo.
Nemirov slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Nemirov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram throws a series of punches but Nemirov avoids them all with ease.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nemirov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Nemirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram tries to bum rush Nemirov with a series of wild strikes but Nemirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nemirov throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Nemirov misses with a looping right.
Nemirov misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Rram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemirov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Rram throws a series of punches but Nemirov avoids them all with ease.
Nemirov throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
Nemirov misses the jab.
Rram has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nemirov slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Nemirov throws a jab when Rram was well out of range.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Nemirov dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nemirov throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nemirov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nemirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Nemirov counters with a two punch combo.

Rram is rocked!
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nemirov misses with an uppercut. Rram saw that one coming.
Nemirov misses with a two punch combination.
Rram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Nemirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rram's head.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nemirov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nemirov throws out the jab.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nemirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemirov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nemirov misses.
Nemirov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rram lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemirov.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nemirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nemirov slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nemirov counters with a right hand to the body.
Rram is breathing heavily.
Rram moves out of range as Nemirov strikes.
Rram lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rram.
Nemirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemirov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rram seems to have got his legs back now.
Nemirov lunges at Rram with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rram's hand.
Nemirov clobbers Rram with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rram throws a series of punches but Nemirov avoids them all with ease.
Nemirov throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nemirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Nemirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nemirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nemirov looks to throw the jab but Rram is out of range.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nemirov throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Rram avoids the body shot from Nemirov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nemirov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yajson Rram dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram tries to bum rush Nemirov with a series of wild strikes but Nemirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemirov.
Nemirov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rram throws a series of punches but Nemirov avoids them all with ease.
Nemirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nemirov slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Nemirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rram with a body shot.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nemirov! But no joy.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nemirov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nemirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram lands with a cross.
Rram misses with a jab to the body
and Nemirov counters with a straight right hand.
Rram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram misses with a body punch
and Nemirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nemirov throws a looping overhand right but Rram ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Rram was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nemirov throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rram gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nemirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rram misses with a combination
and Nemirov counters with a big right hand! Oh Rram is in trouble here! Nemirov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazar Nemirov!