PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bagautdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bagautdinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Бурито feat. Ёлкk. Ali Bagautdinov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Churchill's chin.

Bagautdinov
vs
Churchill

169 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Bagautdinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bagautdinov counters with a right hand to the body.
Churchill throws a body punch but Bagautdinov moves out of range.
A big left from Churchill misses.
Bagautdinov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Churchill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bagautdinov lands a nice shot that snaps Churchill's head back.
That kick from Bagautdinov tenderised Churchill's leg. Churchill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Churchill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Churchill swings for the body but Bagautdinov moves out of range.
Churchill lands with a right hand.
Churchill lands with a right hand.
Churchill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagautdinov lands the left hand.
Bagautdinov wants to land a leg kick but Churchill is out of range.
Bagautdinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Immortal Technique 13 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill misses with an uppercut. Bagautdinov saw that one coming.
Churchill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bagautdinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Churchill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bagautdinov defending well as Churchill loads up on a big left hand.

Oooooh!!! Bagautdinov has knocked Churchill down with a huge combo! Bagautdinov steps away and waves a wobbly Churchill back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Churchill is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagautdinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Churchill.
Churchill is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagautdinov finish him?
Churchill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bagautdinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Churchill looks to land a left hand but Bagautdinov moved out of range nicely.
Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagautdinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Churchill.
Bagautdinov gets in close and tags Churchill with a short punch that almost sends Churchill to the mat! Oh Churchill is in big trouble! He turns his back on Bagautdinov, trying to create some distance but Bagautdinov rushes him, striking wildly and Churchill goes down! The referee tackles Bagautdinov into the cage to end the fight! Bagautdinov is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Bagautdinov!
Ali Bagautdinov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.