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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvar Rautio (ranked 1990 p4p, 104 weight class) and Bekithemba Seme (ranked 2578 p4p, 130 weight class). Bekithemba Seme will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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174 cm
25
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alvar Rautio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekithemba Seme! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Seme moves away and avoids it. Seme scores with a head kick.
Seme throws a head kick that misses. Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Seme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio. Rautio fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Rautio throws a poor cross that misses
and Seme counters with a straight right hand. Rautio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight. Rautio missing with a left hand there. Seme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nice body kick from Seme. Seme throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily. Seme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rautio misses with a hook. Seme ducked under it nicely. Seme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Crunch! Seme slams his shin into Rautio's torso. Seme lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seme thumps Rautio with a low kick. Rautio misses with an uppercut
and Seme counters with a nice body shot. Seme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range. Seme throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio. A telegraphed right hand from Rautio misses the target. Seme's coach down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Seme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rautio. Seme scores with a head kick. Rautio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rautio is rocked! Seme closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rautio out cold! Rautio corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bekithemba Seme! Bekithemba Seme decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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