PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Russki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Russki's choice of entrance music: FOR MOTHER RUSSIA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hari
vs
Russki

197 cm
20
262 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Russki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russki slips a straight right by Hari.
Russki looks to land a combination but Hari avoids it well.
Hari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hari wants it to stay on the feet.
Hari scores with a nice strike.
Nikolai Russki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russki looks for a takedown but Hari sprawls well.
Hari's corner calls for a 1-2. Hari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Russki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Hari.
Hari lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Hari.

Hari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hari lands an elbow just above Russki 's eye.

It looks like Nikolai Russki has been cut.
Hari lands an elbow just above Russki 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russki is trying to force a seperation but Hari has the dominant position.
Hari lands with a short shot to the head.
Russki missing with knees to the body.
Hari working Russki over with knees to the body.
Russki looks gassed!
Hari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hari.
A right hook to the body lands for Hari.
Hari lands a right hand.
Hari lands an uppercut.

Russki is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hari - that landed with a thud.
Hari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russki is still on wobbly legs! Can Hari finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hari.
Hari scores with a hook to the body.
Russki seems to have recovered his senses.

Hari lands a big knee to the head and Russki goes down! Hari is looking to finish!
Hari controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russki parries the strikes from Hari easily there. Hari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russki to escape.
Hari looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russki is avoiding damage well.
Russki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Russki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hari trying to control from half guard but Russki is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russki is trying to control but can't.
Hari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russki's head.
Hari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Russki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hari in particular looking to stall.
Hari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Russki tries to clinch
and Hari counters with a three punch combo that has Russki backing up. Russki nods at Hari to acknowledge the strikes.
Russki has a takedown stuffed.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Russki.
Russki shoots in for a double leg but Hari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Russki misses the body punch
and Hari counters with a straight right hand.
Russki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hari!
Hari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Russki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russki walks into a straight right hand from Hari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Badr Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Russki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hari connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Russki to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Hari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Badr Hari!