PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milan Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov has chosen Russian national anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Savic
vs
Rakhmanov

190 cm
26
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

179 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milan Savic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakhmanov connects with a body shot that sends Savic's belly button to the back.
Rakhmanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Rakhmanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rakhmanov throws a hook to the side of Savic's head but Savic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rakhmanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rakhmanov moves out of range as Savic strikes.
Rakhmanov looks to throw the jab but Savic is out of range.
Milan Savic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakhmanov slips a jab from Savic.

Savic moves into the clinch.
Rakhmanov leaning against his opponent.
Rakhmanov blocking some punches.
Savic effectively controlling the action here.
Rakhmanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savic avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov is trying to break the clinch but Savic has him pressed against the cage.
Savic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Rakhmanov blocks an uppercut.
Rakhmanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savics head.
Rakhmanov taking a breather.
Rakhmanov taking a breather.
A short right from Savic on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savic avoids a wild elbow strike from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Savic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Savic tries to throw a body punch but Rakhmanov avoids it by throwing Savic back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Rakhmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rakhmanov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakhmanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savic throws out the jab.
Savic throws a leg kick but Rakhmanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rakhmanov connects with a leg kick. Savic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rakhmanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rakhmanov's sensitive parts.
Jab by Savic.
Rakhmanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savic manages to avoid it.
Rakhmanov throws a nice looking combination but Savic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov tests Savic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rakhmanov thows a leg kick but Savic checks it
and Savic counters with a one-two to the body.
Mikhail Rakhmanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakhmanov misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic looks to throw the jab but Rakhmanov is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Savic.
Rakhmanov slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savic.
Rakhmanov slips under a jab from Savic.
Savic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rakhmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rakhmanov lands a jab to Savic's midsection.
Savic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakhmanov.
Savic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Rakhmanov moved out of range nicely.
Savic lands a leg kick that knocks Rakhmanov off balance momentarily.
Savic misses with an uppercut
and Rakhmanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Savic throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov misses with a leg kick.
Rakhmanov throws a nice looking combination but Savic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rakhmanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Savic.
Savic misses with a wild combination.
Savic moves to clinch but Rakhmanov breaks away
and Rakhmanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Savic - that will leave a mark!
Savic throws a hook but Rakhmanov avoids it easily.
Savic swings for the body but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rakhmanov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rakhmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Milan Savic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Savic scores with a hook.
Good shot there by Savic.
A swing and a miss from Rakhmanov.
Savic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rakhmanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Savic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakhmanov.
Savic takes a swing at Rakhmanov's ribcage but misses.
Savic lands with a nice combination. Rakhmanov backs away looking to recover.
Rakhmanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rakhmanov, right into the meat.
Rakhmanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rakhmanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakhmanov throws a series of punches but Savic moves out of range.
Rakhmanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Savic.
Rakhmanov takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakhmanov slips under a jab from Savic.
Savic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rakhmanov loads up on a big right hand but Savic slips the punch.
Rakhmanov moves away from the strike by Savic.
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakhmanov scores with a punch to the head.
Rakhmanov misses with a low kick.
Savic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rakhmanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savic.
A jab from Rakhmanov misses.
Rakhmanov catches Savic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rakhmanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Rakhmanov moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic tries to score with a low kick but Rakhmanov moves his leg out of the way.
Savic blocks the body kick.
Rakhmanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Milan Savic is winning the standup battle so far.
Savic with a nice cross.
Savic misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savic's corner calls for a 1-2. Savic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savic misses with a low kick.
Savic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rakhmanov throws a head kick that Savic semi-blocks.
Savic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Savic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rakhmanov is looking to chop away at Savic's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic tries to clinch up.
Savic misses with a straight right.
Rakhmanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savic.
Savic looks to throw the jab but Rakhmanov is out of range.
Rakhmanov tries to land a leg kick but Savic saw it coming and moves away.
Rakhmanov lands with a straight right. Savic didn't see that one coming.
Rakhmanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rakhmanov thuds a left hand into Savic's body.
Rakhmanov stuns Savic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Savic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rakhmanov misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Savic there.
Savic fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savic throws a right hand that misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rakhmanov throws a hook but Savic avoids it easily.
Savic throws a body punch but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Rakhmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savic ducks right into an uppercut from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakhmanov ducks under a wild hook from Savic.
Savic slips a jab and a cross from Rakhmanov.
Savic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Savic misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakhmanov takes a swing at Savic's ribcage but misses.
Savic scores with a nice head shot.
Savic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Milan Savic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rakhmanov scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from Rakhmanov.
Savic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakhmanov is just out of range.
Savic scores with a hook.
Rakhmanov throws a push kick but Savic slaps the foot to one side.
Savic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rakhmanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rakhmanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rakhmanov slips under a jab.
Rakhmanov misses with a wild combination.
Rakhmanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savic fails with a takedown attempt.
Savic throws a hook but Rakhmanov avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Savic is rocked!
Rakhmanov connects with a right that clearly hurt Savic. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Rakhmanov proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Savic collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Rakhmanov!
A very excited looking Mikhail Rakhmanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.