PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maksimilian Tchepikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tchepikov
vs
Silver

201 cm
26
298 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

225 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchepikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tchepikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tchepikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tchepikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Tchepikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tchepikov misses with a wild body shot.
Tchepikov misses with a hook.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Tchepikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tchepikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchepikov.
Some wild striking there from Tchepikov.
Silver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Tchepikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Tchepikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silver throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Maksimilian Tchepikov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchepikov lands a jab to the head.
Tchepikov punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver walks into a jab.
Tchepikov throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
Tchepikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
Tchepikov misses with a looping left.
Tchepikov misses with a wild body shot.
Tchepikov throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Tchepikov avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Tchepikov is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tchepikov throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver tries to clinch but Tchepikov is having none of it.
Silver tries to clinch but Tchepikov is having none of it.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchepikov looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Tchepikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tchepikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
No joy there for Tchepikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tchepikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silver motions for Tchepikov to come forward. Silver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Tchepikov misses.
Tchepikov lands the left hand.
Silver punishes Tchepikov's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tchepikov lands a jab.

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

Silver is rocked!
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tchepikov works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchepikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Maksimilian Tchepikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tchepikov throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.

Silver pushes Tchepikov up against the cage in a clinch.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tchepikov throws a big shot that misses.
Tchepikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tchepikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver is looking to land body kicks.
Tchepikov throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tchepikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tchepikov misses with a straight right.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tchepikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Tchepikov misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silver has closed the distance and engaged Tchepikov in a clinch.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silver.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Tchepikov back against the cage.
Tchepikov has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tchepikov.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchepikov.
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!
Tchepikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tchepikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.
Tchepikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Tchepikov blocks it.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Tchepikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maksimilian Tchepikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tchepikov misses with a wild body shot.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tchepikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tchepikov.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Tchepikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Tchepikov punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Tchepikov misses.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tchepikov's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Tchepikov misses the shot to the body.
Tchepikov throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tchepikov checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Tchepikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver is looking to slow Tchepikov down with leg kicks.
Tchepikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tchepikov scores with a body shot.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tchepikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tchepikov lands a nice shot that snaps Silver's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Maksimilian Tchepikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tchepikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tchepikov takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
John Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Tchepikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Tchepikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four 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.
Tchepikov throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Tchepikov misses with a hook.
Tchepikov takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Tchepikov.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maksimilian Tchepikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tchepikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksimilian Tchepikov!