PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omer Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liyak Rhust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liyak Rhust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Short
vs
Rhust

195 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

184 cm
24
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Omer Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liyak Rhust!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhust uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhust lands with a right hand.
Short tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rhust defends well and Short ends up having to push Rhust into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rhust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhust jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rhust throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rhust jabs Short right on the nose. Short blinks but takes it well.
Short gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rhust gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Short is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liyak Rhust!