PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 1123 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Kip Stern (ranked 191 p4p, 261 weight class). Stern comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klimov
vs
Stern

190 cm
23
210
6 - 6 - 0

183 cm
23
216
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enokentiy Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Stern!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stern staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Stern on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stern throws a good cross that connects.
Klimov misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stern! But no joy.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a straight right hand.
Klimov throws a hook but Stern blocks it.
Good shot there by Klimov.
Stern tests Klimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klimov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov throws a poor cross that misses
and Stern counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Stern counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stern lands a big uppercut and Klimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Klimov looks OK. Stern waves Klimov back to his feet!
Stern slips a jab and a cross from Klimov.
Stern looks for the body kick but Klimov saw that one coming.
Klimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Klimov just misses with a punch to the body.

Stern feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Klimov sprawling to the canvas! Klimov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stern finish him?!
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!
Stern with a hook.

Klimov is rocked!
Klimov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Klimov misses.
Stern slips a jab from Klimov.
Klimov with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern.
Klimov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern.
Decent striking displayed by Klimov there.
Stern connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klimov. Klimov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Stern counters with a solid body kick.
Klimov misses with a right hand

and Stern counters with a crisp right hand that drops Klimov! Stern lets Klimov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stern misses the jab.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klimov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Klimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stern uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Klimov seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern blocks a jab.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stern.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stern moves away.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern misses with a right hand
enabling Klimov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov throws a shot to the body.
Stern throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stern connects with a looping right hand.
Stern is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Klimov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern lands with a straight right. Klimov didn't see that one coming.
Klimov misses with a hook.
Klimov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stern connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klimov's hands.
Stern walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stern takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stern slips a straight right by Klimov.
Stern wants to counter with a clinch but Klimov pushes him away.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Klimov finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Stern's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Klimov falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Stern!
Our winner, Kip Stern, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.