PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Axel Solberg (ranked 7583 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salman Yunusov (ranked 5716 p4p, 0 weight class). Yunusov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Autokarma - Fare, Fare Krigsmann. Salman Yunusov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Solberg
vs
Yunusov

170 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Solberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salman Yunusov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solberg throws out a loose jab but Yunusov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yunusov throws out a counter right but Solberg avoids it with no problem.
Solberg misses with a combination

and Yunusov counters by moving into the clinch.
Yunusov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yunusov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Yunusov.
Yunusov lands with a left to the head.
Solberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yunusov lands a left hand.

Solberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yunusov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Solberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Solberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yunusov circles away quickly and effectively.
Solberg slips a jab and a cross from Yunusov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Solberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yunusov lands a jab.
Solberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Solberg throws a right and a left that Yunusov avoids nicely.
Yunusov works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yunusov scores with a jab.

Solberg is rocked!
Solberg circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Yunusov. Solberg falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Yunusov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Salman Yunusov!
During a confident post fight interview, Salman Yunusov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.