PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon McMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Usyk
vs
McMillen

190 cm
24
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

159 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raekwon McMillen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMillen has his takedown stuffed
and McMillen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Raekwon McMillen has been cut.
McMillen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Usyk bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McMillen! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

McMillen is rocked!
Usyk sitting in guard here, content to control.
McMillen is still in real trouble! Can Usyk finish him?
McMillen seems to have recovered his senses.
Usyk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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!
McMillen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Usyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McMillen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Usyk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Raekwon McMillen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Usyk steps into range and cracks McMillen with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McMillen flops backwards and Usyk dives into his guard looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Usyk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Usyk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McMillen, up you get!
McMillen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Usyk counters with a huge right that knocks McMillen out cold! Usyk is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oleksandr Usyk!