PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Pavel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Pavel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kent
vs
Pavel

193 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 St Petersburg, Rikki Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Pavel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Pavel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pavel.

Pavel closes the distance and clinches.
Pavel lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Pavel as the two fighters clinch.
Kent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pavel presses Kent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavel lands a hook that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Pavel scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavel is leaning against Kent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavel digs a right hand underneath Kent's ribcage. Kent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavel scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavel lands a body punch.
Pavel pushes Kent back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Pavel is controlling the position.
Pavel lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kents head.
Still in the clinch, Pavel scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kent is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Pavel.
Pavel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kents head.
Oh Kent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavel has him pressed against the cage.
Pavel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pavel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavel throws a big uppercut that drops Kent! More strikes from Pavel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kent lies dazed against the cage as Pavel celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Pavel!