PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tacarante (ranked 2655 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 154 p4p, 138 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tacarante
vs
Rurik

172 cm
20
137
7 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
140
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rurik moves into the clinch successfully.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Rurik.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Tacarante breaks the clinch.
Tacarante looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Good leg kick by Rurik.
Yaroslav Rurik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rurik darts in and clinches Tacarante up against the cage.
Rurik lands a body shot.
Tacarante is breathing heavily.
Rurik pushes Tacarante back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rurik lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante tries to work over Rurik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rurik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Rurik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Rurik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Tacarante tries a body shot but Rurik blocks it.
Rurik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Rurik scores with a hook to the body.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante is trying to maintain a safe position but Rurik gets an underhook and turns Tacarante into the cage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rurik.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Tacarante prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik scores with a shoulder strike.
Tacarante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
A head punch on the inside from Rurik fails to land.
Tacarante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
Rurik pushes Tacarante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik takes a shot to the head.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Tacarante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Tacarante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tacarante lands with a light punch inside.
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
Rurik lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante tries to throw a body punch but Rurik avoids it by throwing Tacarante back against the cage.
Tacarante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacarante uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tacarante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurik throws a body kick that misses.

Tacarante tries to keep at a distance but Rurik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tacarante misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tacarante breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacarante moves away from the strike by Rurik.
Tacarante misses with a combination
and Rurik counters with a solid body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yaroslav Rurik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rurik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik lands with a right to the head.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rurik lands a nice shot to the body.
Tacarante pushes Rurik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rurik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Tacarante looking to slow down the pace here.
Rurik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Tacarante's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik scores with a shot to the side of Tacarante's head.
A right hand to the body from Rurik.
Rurik lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Rurik tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Tacarante takes a shot to the head.
Rurik is working Tacarante over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tacarante is rocked!
Rurik presses Tacarante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rurik.
Oh Tacarante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Rurik.
Tacarante seems to have got his legs back now.
Rurik lands with a short shot to the 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!
Rurik lands a right hand.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Rurik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tacarante or not.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Rurik creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tacarante's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tacarante drops to his knees and Rurik pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Rurik!