PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baysangur Usamov (ranked 1552 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Reese Rumbalo (ranked 240 p4p, 192 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Reese Rumbalo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Usamov
vs
Rumbalo

186 cm
26
190
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baysangur Usamov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumbalo looks to throw the jab but Usamov is out of range.
Usamov misses with a wild body shot.
Rumbalo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Usamov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumbalo manages to avoid it.
Usamov blocks a jab.
Usamov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumbalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Usamov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rumbalo tries to move into range but Usamov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Reese Rumbalo has been cut.
Rumbalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rumbalo looks to land a right hand but Usamov moved out of range.
Usamov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rumbalo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usamov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumbalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumbalo ducks under a wild hook from Usamov.
Rumbalo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Usamov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rumbalo throws a hook to the side of Usamov's head but Usamov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumbalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Usamov.
Usamov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Usamov misses the jab.
Usamov blocks the body kick.
Rumbalo tried to score with a low kick but Usamov checks it.
A quick step to the side and Usamov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usamov scores with a sloppy right hand. Rumbalo should have avoided that one.
Rumbalo misses with a lunging right hand
and Usamov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rumbalo connects with a body shot.
Usamov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Usamov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumbalo manages to avoid it.
Rumbalo digs a good hook to Usamov's body.
Rumbalo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Usamov.
Rumbalo takes a swing at Usamov's ribcage but misses.
Rumbalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Rumbalo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Usamov counters with a two punch combo.

Rumbalo is rocked!

That has opened up Reese Rumbalo's cut even more.
Usamov connects with a right that clearly hurt Rumbalo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Usamov proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Rumbalo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baysangur Usamov!
Baysangur Usamov is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Baysangur Usamov 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.