PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vino Kourov (ranked 2401 p4p, 2189 weight class) and Gage Mickey (ranked 164 p4p, 150 weight class). Kourov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, COME ON. Vino Kourov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gage Mickey's chin.

Kourov
vs
Mickey

171 cm
19
136
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
143
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
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Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vino Kourov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourov staying out of range there.
Kourov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vino Kourov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kourov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mickey.

Mickey rushes Kourov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mickey effectively controlling the action here.
Kourov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mickey on the inside.
Mickey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mickey lands a nice uppercut.
Kourov wants to get back to striking at distance but Mickey won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Kourov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mickey.
Mickey can't find room to land a body shot as Kourov controls the action.

Kourov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Kourov misses.
Kourov misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickey sizes up Kourov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kourov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mickey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mickey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kourov closes the distance and pushes Mickey back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kourov is trying to break the clinch but Mickey has him pressed against the cage.
Kourov is trying to push Mickey away but Mickey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kourov being controlled against the cage.
Mickey blocks a body shot from Kourov.

Kourov breaks the clinch.
Mickey scores with a nice right hand.
Kourov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mickey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kourov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mickey misses with a wild body shot.
Kourov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Kourov catches Mickey right on the button with a cross.
Kourov takes one to the chin there.

Kourov is rocked!
BOOM! Mickey lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kourov. Kourov tries to recover but Mickey is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kourov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Mickey!
Gage Mickey is the new bantamweight champion!
Vino Kourov spoke after the fight, saying 'there's vomit on his sweat ! mom's spaghetti's !'.