PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Karpov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karpov comes into the arena with Villieläin - Voittamaton blaring out of the sound system. Boudewijn has chosen The Streets - Blinded by the Lights as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xander Boudewijn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Karpov
vs
Boudewijn

183 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

189 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karpov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karpov is looking to clinch but Boudewijn is avoiding it.
Karpov shoots in but no luck this time.
Karpov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudewijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karpov has a takedown stuffed.
Boudewijn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karpov doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudewijn circles away.
Karpov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boudewijn swinging wilding here.
Boudewijn tries to bum rush Karpov with a series of wild strikes but Karpov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Karpov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudewijn moves out of range as Karpov throws a body kick.
Boudewijn swats away the attempt to clinch by Karpov.
Boudewijn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karpov if he has to take too many more of those.
Karpov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boudewijn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karpov.
Karpov tries to clinch but Boudewijn is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Boudewijn.
Karpov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karpov throws a head kick that misses.
Boudewijn misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Boudewijn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karpov moves in looking to clinch but Boudewijn pushes him off.
Boudewijn throws a right and a left that Karpov avoids nicely.
Karpov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karpov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Boudewijn.
A good leg kick by Boudewijn.
Karpov is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn looks to land a combination. Karpov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boudewijn tries to bum rush Karpov with a series of wild strikes but Karpov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a series of punches but Karpov moves out of range.
Boudewijn looks to land a combination. Karpov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boudewijn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boudewijn.
Karpov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boudewijn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karpov.
Karpov dodges the punch combination from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karpov shoots in but no luck this time.
Boudewijn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boudewijn, right into the meat.
Karpov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boudewijn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karpov if he has to take too many more of those.
Karpov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boudewijn counters with a body kick.
Boudewijn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karpov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boudewijn stuffs the takedown.
Karpov shoots for a takedown but Boudewijn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boudewijn misses with a wild combination.
Ivan Karpov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudewijn stuffs the takedown.
Boudewijn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karpov shoots for a double leg takedown but Boudewijn sprawls well. He's pushed Karpov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Boudewijn dominated 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.

Karpov throws a lazy head kick
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boudewijn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Boudewijn as Karpov shoots in.
Karpov darts in trying to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karpov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boudewijn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karpov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karpov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boudewijn counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boudewijn as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Karpov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudewijn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boudewijn lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karpov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Karpov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Boudewijn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Karpov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boudewijn counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Karpov misses
and Boudewijn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Karpov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karpov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karpov slips a jab and a cross from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karpov misses with a takedown attempt
and Boudewijn counters with a good, hard body kick but Karpov shrugs it off.
Boudewijn with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boudewijn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karpov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boudewijn counters with a nice leg kick.
Karpov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boudewijn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karpov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karpov misses with a takedown attempt - Boudewijn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boudewijn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karpov counters with a right hand to the body.
Karpov throws a combination that misses
and Boudewijn counters with a head kick.
A head kick by Karpov misses
and Boudewijn counters with a low kick, right behind Karpov 's knee.
Karpov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boudewijn counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boudewijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karpov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Karpov throws a head kick that misses
enabling Boudewijn to counter with a crisp jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karpov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Karpov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boudewijn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karpov is looking to clinch.
Karpov tries to clinch but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karpov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boudewijn is fending him off so far but Karpov persists. Nope, Boudewijn circles away and we're back to standing.
Boudewijn lands a two punch combo.
Boudewijn misses with a wild combination.
Karpov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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.
Karpov shoots in and drives through. Boudewijn sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Boudewijn.
Karpov shoots in and drives through. Boudewijn sprawls well.
Boudewijn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karpov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boudewijn as he avoids it easily.
Xander Boudewijn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudewijn throws a right and a left that Karpov avoids nicely.
Karpov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boudewijn as he jumps to the side.
Karpov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boudewijn counters with a three punch combo that has Karpov backing up. Karpov nods at Boudewijn to acknowledge the strikes.
Karpov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boudewijn tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudewijn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boudewijn misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Boudewijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Karpov has a takedown stuffed.
Karpov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boudewijn tries to avoid it but Karpov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boudewijn to the ground. Boudewijn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karpov wants to clinch but Boudewijn slips to the side
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Karpov shoots in for a double leg but Boudewijn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Karpov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boudewijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudewijn stuffs the takedown.
Karpov is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karpov tries to clinch up but Boudewijn circles away and keeps his distance.
Karpov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boudewijn counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpov looks for a takedown but Boudewijn sprawls well.
Karpov tries to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boudewijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karpov fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Karpov misses.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boudewijn.
Karpov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudewijn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boudewijn misses with a combination

and Karpov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boudewijn's guard.
Boudewijn keeping moving, preventing Karpov from controlling successfully.
Karpov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boudewijn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karpov pushes Boudewijn off and gets back to his feet.
Donk. Boudewijn catches Karpov right on the button with a cross.
A solid body kick from Karpov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karpov shoots in but no luck this time.
Karpov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boudewijn throws a series of punches but Karpov moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn misses with a double jab
and Karpov counters with a head kick.
Karpov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Boudewijn counter with a right hand.
Karpov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karpov tries for a takedown but Boudewijn circles away easily
and Boudewijn counters with a one-two to the body.
Karpov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boudewijn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karpov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boudewijn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boudewijn misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Boudewijn.
Karpov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karpov wants to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a left to the body.
Boudewijn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boudewijn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karpov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boudewijn swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Boudewijn misses.
A combination from Boudewijn does no damage.
Karpov tries for a takedown but Boudewijn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boudewijn.
Karpov tries to clinch but Boudewijn moves away
and Boudewijn counters with a body kick.
Ivan Karpov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karpov looks to throw a body kick
letting Boudewijn counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xander Boudewijn.
I've got Boudewijn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!