PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batuhan Jaruud (ranked 3949 p4p, 84 weight class) and Oleg Liguy (ranked 20960 p4p, 0 weight class). Batuhan Jaruud has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jaruud
vs
Liguy

186 cm
30
193 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

170 cm
33
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Batuhan Jaruud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oleg Liguy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jaruud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaruud lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jaruud.
Jaruud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liguy backwards.
Jaruud is leaning against Liguy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaruud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jaruud lands a nice uppercut.

Jaruud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaruud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.

Jaruud lands a big head kick that sends Liguy tumbling to the mat! Jaruud takes a step backwards and waves Liguy back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Oleg Liguy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaruud tries a head kick but it misses.
Liguy misses with a takedown attempt

and Jaruud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jaruud lands a left hand.
Jaruud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liguys head.

Jaruud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaruud chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jaruud has closed the distance and engaged Liguy in a clinch.

Jaruud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liguy fails with a takedown attempt.

Jaruud closes the distance and clinches.
Jaruud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaruud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liguy misses with some punches.
Jaruud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jaruud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaruud throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Liguy crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Batuhan Jaruud!
A victorious Batuhan Jaruud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.