PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Krinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Fantastico
vs
Krinov

176 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Fantastico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Krinov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastico scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Krinov does no damage.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fantastico gets a clinch.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krinov blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fantastico throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Krinov wants to break free but Fantastico has control.

Krinov manages to break the clinch.
Krinov missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perseus Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Fantastico.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastico moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krinov misses with a head kick.
Krinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krinov tries to move into range but Fantastico moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastico throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Fantastico.
Krinov swinging wilding here.
Krinov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Krinov tries to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling the position.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.

Krinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Krinov.
Fantastico moves in looking to clinch but Krinov pushes him off.

Fantastico closes the distance and pushes Krinov back into the cage.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krinov tries to break free but Fantastico pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Krinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krinov throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.

Krinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fantastico, pushing him back against the cage.

Krinov breaks from the clinch.
Fantastico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fantastico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krinov tries to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling the position.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Krinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Krinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fantastico circles away quickly and effectively.
Krinov lands with a right hand.
Fantastico scores with a jab.
Krinov walks into a straight right hand from Fantastico.
Fantastico swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krinov.
Krinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastico stalks Krinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krinov's face. Krinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Perseus Fantastico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krinov takes a kick to the side of the head.

Fantastico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krinov tries to circle away but Fantastico has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastico lands an elbow inside.
Krinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Fantastico has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krinov tries to work over Fantastico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastico scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Krinov is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Krinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krinov misses with a hook. Fantastico ducked under it nicely.
Fantastico tests Krinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastico misses with a series of wild punches.
Krinov scores with a nice body kick.
Krinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fantastico.
Fantastico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastico cracks Krinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. Fantastico catches Krinov right on the button with a cross.

Krinov tries to keep at a distance but Fantastico has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Krinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.

Krinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krinov pushes Fantastico away with a front kick.
Good exchange - Krinov coming out on top.
Krinov swinging wilding here.
Fantastico checks the leg kick.
Fantastico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastico's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fantastico duly obliges.

Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krinov tries to circle away but Fantastico has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.

Krinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastico misses with a double jab.
Krinov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Krinov darts in and clinches Fantastico up against the cage.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Fantastico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krinov lands a head kick. Fantastico smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fantastico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.
Krinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.
Fantastico prevents Krinov from breaking the clinch.
Krinov tries to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Krinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Fantastico misses with a looping right.
Fantastico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastico.
A telegraphed right hand from Fantastico misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico slips a straight right by Krinov.
Krinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Fantastico does it's job there.
Krinov throws a nice looking combination but Fantastico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krinov ducks right into an uppercut from Fantastico.
Krinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Fantastico moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Krinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perseus Fantastico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krinov throws a right and a left that Fantastico avoids nicely.
Krinov throws a nice looking combination but Fantastico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Fantastico connects with a crisp jab.
Krinov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastico scores with a jab to the jaw.

Fantastico clinches up with Krinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Krinov wants to break free but Fantastico has control.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Krinov throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Krinov moves away
and Krinov counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Fantastico misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fantastico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastico is just out of range.
Fantastico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krinov.
Krinov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krinov tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.

Fantastico instigates a clinch.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Fantastico. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fantastico.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantastico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.

Krinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fantastico's guard.
Krinov cracks Fantastico with a solid left hand.
Fantastico throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Krinov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Krinov tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Krinov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fantastico there.

Fantastico clinches up with Krinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Krinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico swats away the attempt to clinch by Krinov.
A head kick misses from Krinov.
Krinov throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastico scores with a sloppy right hand. Krinov should have avoided that one.
Fantastico lands a head shot.
Fantastico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krinov.
Fantastico avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastico connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Fantastico pushes Krinov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krinov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krinov is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling him.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krinov loads up on a big right hand but Fantastico slips the punch.

Fantastico clinches.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico prevents Krinov from breaking the clinch.
Krinov working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krinov working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krinov's efforts to push away.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Krinov avoids the elbow strike from Fantastico, against the cage.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Krinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Fantastico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Fantastico dominated that second round.
That's time! Fantastico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good shot there by Fantastico.
Krinov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krinov throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Krinov looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Fantastico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastico lands a nice shot that snaps Krinov's head back.
Krinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Fantastico circles away.
Fantastico slips a jab from Krinov.
Krinov throws a nice looking combination but Fantastico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Fantastico both land. Nice combination.
Fantastico stalks Krinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krinov's face. Krinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastico scores with a sloppy right hand. Krinov should have avoided that one.
Fantastico looks to land a combination. Krinov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Fantastico both land. Nice combination.
Fantastico lands with a hook. Krinov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastico connects with a right hand. Krinov shakes it off.

Fantastico moves into the clinch.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Krinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krinov misses the jab.
Good shot there by Fantastico.

Fantastico moves into the clinch.
Krinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Krinov is trying to force a seperation but Fantastico has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Fantastico.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Krinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krinov throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fantastico has managed to clinch.
Krinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krinov tries to break free but Fantastico pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Krinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Krinov misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fantastico.
Fantastico lands a glancing blow to the side of Krinov's head.

Fantastico clinches with his opponent.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Krinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.

Krinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krinov misses with a wild combination.
Krinov misses with a wild combination.
Fantastico is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fantastico.
Krinov looks to land a combination but Fantastico avoids it well.
Fantastico clobbers Krinov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastico throws a combination. Krinov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krinov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fantastico.
Krinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastico lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Fantastico.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krinov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastico thuds his shin into the meat of Krinov's side.
Perseus Fantastico is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastico works the jab nicely.
Fantastico lands with a straight right. Krinov didn't see that one coming.
Fantastico's corner calls for a 1-2. Fantastico obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastico throws a one two combo.
Krinov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fantastico as he avoids it easily.
Fantastico lands a jab-cross combination.

Fantastico clinches with his opponent.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krinov is trying to break free.
Krinov is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico is controlling him.
Krinov working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastico throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastico scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Krinov manages to break the clinch.
Krinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fantastico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Fantastico.
Good shot there by Fantastico.
Krinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastico is just out of range.
Nice shot by Fantastico.
Fantastico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastico checks a leg kick.
Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krinov.
Fantastico lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Fantastico there.
Krinov throws a front kick aimed at Fantastico's knee but Fantastico avoids it well.
Krinov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastico avoids a punch combination nicely.

Fantastico pushes Krinov up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Fantastico clearly takes that round.
That's time! Fantastico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fantastico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fantastico circles away quickly and effectively.
Krinov looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Fantastico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastico misses with a double jab.
Krinov throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastico throws a combination. Krinov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Krinov misses.
Fantastico moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Krinov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico lands an elbow inside that Krinov shrugs off.
Krinov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Krinov working hard to break the clinch.
Krinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastico connects with a knee to the head.
Krinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fantastico has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krinov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastico doesn't manage to clinch there - Krinov circles away.
A nice combination there by Fantastico.
Krinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a nice looking combination but Krinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krinov takes one on the button.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Krinov moves out of range.
Krinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantastico.
Krinov misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Fantastico there.
Fantastico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastico lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastico throws a series of strikes that have Krinov backpedaling.

Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Krinov is trying to break free.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Krinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Krinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastico lands an elbow just above Krinov 's eye.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krinov's efforts to push away.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastico throws out a powerful jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fantastico.

Fantastico has closed the distance and engaged Krinov in a clinch.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fantastico moves into the clinch.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Krinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastico swinging wilding here.
Jab, jab by Fantastico - just one landing.
Fantastico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krinov circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastico staying out of range there.
Krinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fantastico but Fantastico pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krinov throws a head kick but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico lands with a straight right. Krinov didn't see that one coming.
Krinov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krinov.
Fantastico looks to land a combination. Krinov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastico uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krinov has time to react.
Fantastico moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastico scores with the left hand. Krinov knows he should have avoided that one.

Fantastico has managed to clinch.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Krinov can't break the clinch.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Fantastico looking to throw knees to the head but Krinov is blocking nicely.
Fantastico prevents Krinov from breaking the clinch.
Fantastico lands a knee to the head.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Krinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krinov is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico has him pressed against the cage.
Krinov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.
Krinov can't break the clinch.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krinov can't break the clinch.
Krinov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fantastico.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastico with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Krinov tries to break free but Fantastico pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Fantastico has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Fantastico won't allow it.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.
Fantastico misses with a knee strike.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Fantastico had his way with Igor Krinov in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fantastico throws a right and a left that Krinov avoids nicely.
Fantastico throws out a loose jab but Krinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Fantastico lands but Krinov takes it in his stride.
Fantastico tries to clinch up but Krinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krinov throws a right hand that Fantastico ducks under and follows up with a left that Fantastico also avoids with ease.
Krinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krinov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fantastico, right into the meat.

Fantastico forces Krinov back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krinov's efforts to push away.
Fantastico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krinov has had enough of the clinch but Fantastico keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krinov's face.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Krinov breaks the clinch.
Fantastico lands with an overhand left.
Krinov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fantastico swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krinov looks to throw the jab but Fantastico is out of range.
Krinov takes one on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastico lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Fantastico.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.

Krinov manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Krinov avoids them all with ease.
Krinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Krinov does no damage.
Krinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krinov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fantastico.
Fantastico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastico tries to clinch up but Krinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastico doesn't manage to clinch there - Krinov circles away.
Krinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastico sizes up Krinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Igor Krinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.

Krinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Krinov.
Nice cross by Fantastico.
Fantastico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastico tests Krinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krinov throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastico works the jab nicely.
Krinov tries a head kick but it misses.

Fantastico clinches up with Krinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krinov.
A frustrated look appears on Krinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Krinov drags the fight down to the ground.

Krinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastico thows a big elbow that misses.
Krinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fantastico avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastico throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastico is looking to work some ground and pound but Krinov has wrist control.
Fantastico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastico postures up in Krinov's guard and throws a big left but Krinov blocks it.
Perseus Fantastico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krinov misses with a wild combination.
Krinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Fantastico.

Fantastico has managed to clinch.
Fantastico keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krinov's efforts to push away.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Krinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastico sizes up Krinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheers as Fantastico lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krinov doesn't seem phased though.
Krinov misses with a head kick.

Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastico misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastico tries to land a knee to the head but Krinov blocks with his arms.
Krinov is working Fantastico over against the cage.
Krinov is trying to break the clinch but Fantastico has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Krinov.
Fantastico tries a knee to the head but Krinov blocks it.
Krinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Fantastico won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krinov missing with knees to the body.
Fantastico keeps control of Krinov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastico landing knees to the head.
Krinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastico.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseus Fantastico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fantastico, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseus Fantastico!