PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Smertov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Krestovozdvijenskiy
vs
Smertov

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 , fighting out of , Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Nikolay Smertov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krestovozdvijenskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Smertov responds with a good body kick, but Krestovozdvijenskiy manages to step out the way in time.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to clinch up but Smertov circles away and keeps his distance.
Smertov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to clinch there but Smertov circles away.

Krestovozdvijenskiy forces Smertov back against the cage and clinches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smertovs head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a shoulder strike.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working aggressively here.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smertov avoiding damage.
A short right from Krestovozdvijenskiy on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to work over Smertov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krestovozdvijenskiy letting Smertov take a breather here.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smertov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with some punches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy scores with a shot to the side of Smertov's head.
Smertov leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smertov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smertov stalls.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smertov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smertov backwards.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smertov backwards.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smertov stalls.
Smertov leaning against his opponent.
Krestovozdvijenskiy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smertov blocking some punches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smertov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
Smertov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smertov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land.
Smertov stalling in the clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smertov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smertov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krestovozdvijenskiy is keeping busy.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krestovozdvijenskiy clinches up against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy throws a head punch that misses.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with the head strike.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy works on Smertov's body with a couple of short punches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smertov blocks a body shot from Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Smertov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krestovozdvijenskiy up against the cage.
Smertov avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smertov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krestovozdvijenskiy is keeping busy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smertov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy being controlled against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smertov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smertov blocks an uppercut.
Smertov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land.
Krestovozdvijenskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Smertov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smertov.
Smertov trying to stall but Krestovozdvijenskiy improves his position.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smertov backwards.
Smertov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smertov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krestovozdvijenskiy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smertov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krestovozdvijenskiy up against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smertov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smertov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with the head strike.
Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smertov looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smertov blocks an uppercut.
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Krestovozdvijenskiy.
A head punch on the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smertov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Krestovozdvijenskiy lands with a right hand.
Krestovozdvijenskiy moves in looking to clinch but Smertov pushes him off.
Smertov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krestovozdvijenskiy blocks it well.
Krestovozdvijenskiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Smertov circles away.
Smertov thinks about the counter body kick.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to clinch up.
Krestovozdvijenskiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smertov can do to turn this around?
Krestovozdvijenskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smertov thinks about the counter body kick.
Smertov swats away the attempt to clinch by Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Smertov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krestovozdvijenskiy blocks it well.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to clinch up but Smertov circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Krestovozdvijenskiy misses the target.
Smertov thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smertov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smertov thinks about the counter body kick.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smertov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smertov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krestovozdvijenskiy blocks it well.
Smertov keeps the fight on the outside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smertov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Smertov responds with a good body kick, but Krestovozdvijenskiy manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krestovozdvijenskiy has closed the distance and engaged Smertov in a clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands with a left to the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Smertov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smertov is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smertov trying to stall but Krestovozdvijenskiy improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with the head strike.
Smertov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krestovozdvijenskiy gets through Smertov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smertov blocks an uppercut.
Smertov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smertov just leaning against Krestovozdvijenskiy, taking a breather.
Krestovozdvijenskiy working aggressively here.
Krestovozdvijenskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Krestovozdvijenskiy has a couple of punches blocked by Smertov.
A head punch on the inside from Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krestovozdvijenskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smertov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krestovozdvijenskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smertovs head.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krestovozdvijenskiy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smertov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smertov blocks an uppercut.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with some punches.
Smertov blocking some punches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smertov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Smertov.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with the head strike.
Krestovozdvijenskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krestovozdvijenskiy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with some punches.
Krestovozdvijenskiy misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krestovozdvijenskiy being controlled against the cage.
Smertov looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krestovozdvijenskiy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theophan Krestovozdvijenskiy!