PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 2677 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Mister Liu (ranked 343 p4p, 391 weight class). Dmitry Ovchinnikov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ovchinnikov
vs
Liu

188 cm
31
220
8 - 15 - 0

186 cm
29
208
9 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Liu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Liu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Ovchinnikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Liu finds it's target.
Ovchinnikov blocks a leg kick.
Liu avoids the body shot from Ovchinnikov.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ovchinnikov misses its target.
Ovchinnikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovchinnikov throws out the jab.
Ovchinnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Liu wants to slow Ovchinnikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovchinnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Liu is looking to slow Ovchinnikov down with leg kicks.
Ovchinnikov misses with a looping right.
Ovchinnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ovchinnikov loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body punch from Liu.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovchinnikov.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu misses with a leg kick.
Ovchinnikov misses with an uppercut
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ovchinnikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ovchinnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Liu counters with a low kick, right behind Ovchinnikov 's knee.
Liu tries to score with a low kick but Ovchinnikov moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Liu misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Ovchinnikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
That kick from Liu tenderised Ovchinnikov's leg. Ovchinnikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Ovchinnikov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ovchinnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu connects with a nice looking jab.
Ovchinnikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Liu.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ovchinnikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ovchinnikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ovchinnikov throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Ovchinnikov throws a lazy body kick
and Liu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Liu misses.
Ovchinnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Liu misses.
Ovchinnikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Ovchinnikov avoids the head kick by Liu.
Liu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ovchinnikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ovchinnikov misses with a straight left.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ovchinnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ovchinnikov misses with a hook to the body
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Liu with a jab.
Ovchinnikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovchinnikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liu.
Ovchinnikov throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Liu moves out of range.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liu misses with a hook. Ovchinnikov ducked under it nicely.
Ovchinnikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Ovchinnikov misses its target.
Liu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liu throws a hook but Ovchinnikov blocks it.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Ovchinnikov is looking to wear down Liu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ovchinnikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ovchinnikov digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ovchinnikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ovchinnikov avoids the head kick by Liu.
Ovchinnikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Liu misses with a hook. Ovchinnikov ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ovchinnikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ovchinnikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ovchinnikov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Liu just manages to avoid it.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovchinnikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot.
Ovchinnikov avoids the head kick by Liu.
Ovchinnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ovchinnikov throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovchinnikov manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Ovchinnikov. Beautiful body shot.
Ovchinnikov scores with a nice right hand.
Liu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liu avoids the head kick by Ovchinnikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu motions for Ovchinnikov to come forward. Liu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Ovchinnikov with a nice cross.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov misses with a looping right.
Mister Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ovchinnikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ovchinnikov misses with an uppercut.
Liu wants to slow Ovchinnikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Ovchinnikov throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Ovchinnikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Ovchinnikov slips the punch.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLiu.
Ovchinnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ovchinnikov blocks a head kick by Liu.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov avoids the head kick by Liu.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ovchinnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Ovchinnikov misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ovchinnikov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Liu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ovchinnikov lands a big head kick that sends Liu tumbling to the mat! Ovchinnikov takes a step backwards and waves Liu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A head kick from Liu lands but Ovchinnikov takes it in his stride.
Liu cracks a nice hook into Ovchinnikov's ribs.
Ovchinnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ovchinnikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liu throws a solid leg kick but Ovchinnikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liu.
Liu throws a hook but Ovchinnikov avoids it easily.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Ovchinnikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Ovchinnikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Liu moves away from the strike by Ovchinnikov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ovchinnikov.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Ovchinnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Ovchinnikov misses.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Ovchinnikov jabs at Liu's body.
Ovchinnikov slips under a jab.
Liu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liu tried to score with a low kick but Ovchinnikov checks it.
Liu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovchinnikov manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov blocks a leg kick.
Ovchinnikov stuns Liu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Ovchinnikov misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ovchinnikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body kick.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ovchinnikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
Liu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Ovchinnikov saw it coming and moves away.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ovchinnikov. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ovchinnikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mister Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Liu misses with a low kick as Ovchinnikov jumps back.
Ovchinnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Liu connects with a high kick.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Liu slips a straight right by Ovchinnikov.
Liu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Liu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ovchinnikov throws a leg kick that misses.
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovchinnikov misses the target.
Liu moves away from the strike by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Ovchinnikov misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovchinnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Liu.
Ovchinnikov slips a straight right by Liu.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovchinnikov is looking for a counter combo.
Liu with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovchinnikov avoids the head kick by Liu.
Ovchinnikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Liu should have avoided that one.
Liu blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Ovchinnikov does no damage.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ovchinnikov.
Liu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ovchinnikov blocks a head kick by Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liu is looking to slow Ovchinnikov down with leg kicks.
Liu misses with an uppercut.
Liu throws an overhand right that lands on Ovchinnikov's shoulder, as Ovchinnikov tries to avoid the shot.
Ovchinnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ovchinnikov misses the shot to the body.
Ovchinnikov throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Mister Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with the left hand. Ovchinnikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Liu connects with a jab.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
Ovchinnikov moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Liu as he checks the leg kick.
Liu misses with a body kick.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ovchinnikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Ovchinnikov slips the punch.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ovchinnikov lands a jab to Liu's midsection.
Ovchinnikov misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
And Liu responds with a good body kick, but Ovchinnikov manages to step out the way in time.
Ovchinnikov digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Jab, jab by Ovchinnikov - just one landing.
Ovchinnikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liu's hands.
Ovchinnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ovchinnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
Liu misses with a wild body shot.
Ovchinnikov loads up on a big right hand but Liu slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Ovchinnikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ovchinnikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Ovchinnikov saw that one coming.
Ovchinnikov misses with a wild body shot.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Ovchinnikov moves out of range easily.
Ovchinnikov takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ovchinnikov.

Ovchinnikov cracks Liu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Liu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ovchinnikov finish him?

Liu is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovchinnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ovchinnikov finish him?
Ovchinnikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ovchinnikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liu circles away quickly and effectively.

Ovchinnikov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Liu sprawling to the canvas! Liu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ovchinnikov finish him?!
Good leg kick by Liu.
Liu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ovchinnikov under the eye.
Ovchinnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu thumps Ovchinnikov with a low kick.
Ovchinnikov finds Liu's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Liu flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Ovchinnikov lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Liu will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
After winning the bout, Dmitry Ovchinnikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.