PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rakhimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gram
vs
Rakhimov

182 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timur Rakhimov!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gram pushes Rakhimov up against the cage in a clinch.

Gram manages to break the clinch.

Gram instigates a clinch.
Gram lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rakhimov has had enough of the clinch but Gram keeps him there for the moment.
Rakhimov has had enough of the clinch but Gram keeps him there for the moment.

Gram manages to break the clinch.
Rakhimov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gram moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rakhimov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gram eats them both and turns towards Rakhimov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Gram rushes Rakhimov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Gram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakhimov connects with a crisp jab.
Gram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gram closes the distance and pushes Rakhimov back into the cage.
Rakhimov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gram to keep the fight standing.
Gram connects with a knee to the head.
Rakhimov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rakhimov is trying to drag Gram to the mat but Gram just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Gram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gram forces Rakhimov back against the cage and clinches.
Rakhimov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gram has closed the distance and engaged Rakhimov in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakhimov is working for takedown but Gram is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan Gram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rakhimov.

Gram breaks the clinch.
Gram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakhimov moves away.
A slow jab from Rakhimov misses its intended target.
Gram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gram clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rakhimov's face.

It looks like Timur Rakhimov has been cut.
Gram landing knees to the head.

Rakhimov is rocked!
Rakhimov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakhimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gram finish him?

Gram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gram moves into the clinch successfully.
Gram controlling the action here for a moment.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gram has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Rakhimov - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gram, and another! Rakhimov is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ryan Gram!