PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kyril (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chin Checka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Checka's choice of entrance music: Ghetto Paradis. 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 Chin Checka was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kyril
vs
Checka

184 cm
24
198 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kyril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chin Checka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Checka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyril misses the target.
Kyril throws an overhand right that lands on Checka's shoulder, as Checka tries to avoid the shot.
Kyril with a nice cross.
Kyril misses with an uppercut.
Kyril misses with a body kick.
Kyril missing with a left hand there. Checka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Checka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kyril eats them both and turns towards Checka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Checka misses with a wild combination.
Kyril tries to clinch but Checka moves out of range.
Kyril looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Checka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyril loads up on a big right hand but Checka slips the punch.
A punch combination from Checka misses.
Checka throws a series of strikes that have Kyril backpedaling.
Checka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Kyril.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kyril, as that shot connected.
Checka slips a straight right by Kyril.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril throws a jab but it's blocked by Checka.
Kyril is looking to clinch but Checka is avoiding it.
Checka moves in looking to clinch but Kyril pushes him off.
Checka punishes Kyril's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Checka.
A jab from Kyril misses.
Kyril throws a jab when Checka was well out of range.
Checka tries to clinch but Kyril moves out of range.
Kyril looks to land a left hand but Checka moved out of range nicely.
Kyril is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Checka checks a leg kick.
Checka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kyril manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Checka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A swing and a miss from Kyril.
Checka takes a swing at Kyril's ribcage but misses.
Kyril looks to score with a jab to the body but Checka is just out of range.
Kyril connects with a looping right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Checka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kyril tries to clinch but Checka moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Checka misses.
Kyril throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyril misses with an uppercut.
Viktor Kyril seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyril is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Checka.
Checka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyril throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Checka feints a jab promting Kyril to slip. Checka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyril slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Checka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyril.
Kyril cracks the inside of Checka's front leg.
Kyril throws out a loose jab but Checka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril throws a left and a right that both miss
and Checka counters with a right hand to the body.
Checka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyril looks to throw the jab but Checka is out of range.
Checka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyril stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyril lands a jab to the head.
Kyril throws a big shot that misses.

Checka moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Checka backwards.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
Kyril lands an elbow just above Checka 's eye.
Checka misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Checka.
Kyril is breathing heavily.
Checka scores with a hook to the body.
Checka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Checka working aggressively here.
Checka digs a right hand underneath Kyril's ribcage. Kyril let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Checka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyril takes a shot to the head.
Kyril misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Checka.
Checka lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyril blocking some punches.
Checka scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Checka lands with a light punch inside.
Checka misses with the head strike.
Kyril blocking some punches.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kyril fails to land.
Checka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyril backwards.
Checka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Checka misses with some punches.
Kyril doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Checka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Checka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Checka.
Checka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyril or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Checka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyril working aggressively here.
Checka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Checka throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyril.
Checka misses with a punch on the inside.
Checka prevents a body shot from Kyril.
Kyril is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Checka is defending well for now.
Checka blocking some punches.
Kyril wants to stall.
Checka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril taking a breather.
Kyril throws an elbow but it misses.
Checka misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Checka on the inside.
Checka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kyril.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Checka's head.
Kyril misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Checka fails to land.
Checka takes an elbow to the temple.
Kyril tries to land knees in the clinch but Checka avoids the damage to the body.
Checka misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Checka blocks an elbow strike.
Kyril tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Checka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
Checka misses with the head strike.
A short right from Checka on the inside.
Kyril lands an elbow that stopped Checka in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chin Checka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kyril tries to clinch there but Checka circles away.
Kyril tries to clinch up.
Kyril throws a shot from downtown. Checka moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Kyril.
Kyril has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kyril there as he acknowledges the shot.

Checka moves into the clinch.
Checka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
Checka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Checka.
Checka lands a right hand.
Kyril's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Checka fails to land.
Kyril is leaning against Checka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Checka working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Kyril.
Checka scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyril lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kyril blocks a body shot from Checka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Checka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Checka misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Checka.
Checka tries a body shot but Kyril blocks it.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike.
Checka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Checka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyril blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kyril takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kyril lands an elbow that stopped Checka in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Kyril.
Checka blocks an uppercut.
Kyril throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Checkas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyril.
Still in the clinch, Kyril scores with a nice short uppercut.
Checka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyril connects with a nasty looking knee right to Checka's face.
Kyril swings wildly with an uppercut but Checka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril misses with an elbow strike.
Kyril lands an uppercut.
Kyril lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Checka misses with some punches.
Kyril doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kyril.
Kyril lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kyril fails to land.
Checka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Checka blocking some punches.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Checka shrugs off.
Checka dodges an elbow strike from Kyril.
Kyril gets through Checka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a damaging elbow.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
Kyril leaning against his opponent.
Kyril trying to control the position but instead, Checka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyril into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
Checka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Checka has a couple of punches blocked by Kyril.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Checka tries to throw a body punch but Kyril avoids it by throwing Checka back against the cage.
Checka presses Kyril against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chin Checka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Checka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyril working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Checka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Checka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril crunches a lovely knee into Checka's ribcage.
Checka throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyril.
Checka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Checka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kyril throws an elbow but misses.
Checka misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kyril.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
Checka swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Checka misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyril taking a breather.
Kyril is looking to control Checka's arms but Checka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kyril has his back to the cage.
Checka tries a body shot but Kyril blocks it.
Checka scores with a shot to the side of Kyril's head.
Checka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Checka.
Kyril presses Checka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyril takes a shot to the head.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Checka shrugs off.
Checka struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyril controls his hands.
Checka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kyril lands a good knee to the midsection. Checka won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Kyril.
Kyril gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Checka working aggressively here.
Kyril lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyril has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Checka takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Kyril.
Kyril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyril lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyril.
Kyril lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyril lands a nice uppercut.
Kyril lands a nice elbow.
Checka misses with the head strike.
Kyril stalling against the cage.
Kyril is looking to control Checka's arms but Checka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kyril has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyril lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kyril lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kyril.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kyril.
A short body shot lands from Kyril as the two fighters clinch.
Kyril lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyril lands a left hand.
Kyril blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kyril obliges.
Checka takes a shot to the head.
Kyril lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyril.
A short uppercut from Kyril.
Kyril lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyril creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Checka's defenses.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Kyril lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyril blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyril lands an elbow inside that Checka shrugs off.
Kyril is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
Kyril lands with a left to the head.
Checka takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyril.
Kyril lands a nice elbow.
Kyril blocking some punches.
Kyril lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kyril dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kyril stuns Checka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyril takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyril looks to throw the jab but Checka is out of range.
Kyril throws a series of strikes that have Checka backpedaling.
Checka walks into a straight right hand from Kyril.
Checka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kyril rather than just go for the knockout.
Checka moves out of range of the strikes.
Chin Checka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Checka thuds his right hand into Kyril's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kyril throws a hook but Checka blocks it.
Kyril lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Kyril closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Kyril.
Kyril lands an elbow that stopped Checka in his tracks for a moment.
Kyril has Checka pushed against the cage.
A short left from Checka.
Checka misses with some punches.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Checka misses with the head strike.
Checka lands a shoulder strike.
Kyril lands a knee to the body.
Kyril is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kyril.
Checka misses with some punches.
Checka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Checka throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyril.
Kyril blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyril creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Checka's defenses.
Checka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyril has Checka pressed against the cage.
Kyril is leaning against Checka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kyril lands a right hand.
Checka takes a shot to the head.
Kyril pushes Checka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyril lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyril lands a right hand.
Kyril lands an elbow just above Checka 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Checka.
Checka being controlled against the cage.
Kyril is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kyril makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyril lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Checka misses with a punch to the body.
Kyril lands with a light punch inside.
Kyril lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyril.
A nice left hand lands by Kyril.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyril taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kyril presses Checka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyril lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kyril misses with a knee strike.
Kyril lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kyril scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Checka's head.
Kyril lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyril.
Kyril is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Checka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Checka working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Kyril.
Checka working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Checka fails to land.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Kyril lands an elbow just above Checka 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyril.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyril creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyril working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyril.
A left hand lands to the body for Checka.
Kyril prevents a body shot from Checka.
Kyril throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A knee to the head by Kyril.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kyril.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Checka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
Kyril swings wildly with an uppercut but Checka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril misses with a knee to the head.
Checka blocks a body shot from Kyril.
A body shot lands from Checka.
Checka swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyril uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Checka.
Checka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyril blocks a body shot from Checka.
Kyril using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Checka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kyril doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyril blocks an uppercut.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
Checka misses with the head strike.
Kyril digs a right hand into Checka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Checka's gas tank.
Kyril missing with knees to the body.
Checka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Checka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Checka working aggressively here.
Kyril pushes Checka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Checka working aggressively here.
Kyril prevents a body shot from Checka.
A nice left hand lands by Checka.
Checka lands on the inside with an uppercut.

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.
Checka swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril has Checka pressed against the cage.
Kyril blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyril gets through Checka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Checka avoids the elbow strike from Kyril, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyril.
Checka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Checka's head.
Checka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Checka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyril landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kyril lands with a right to the head.
Kyril digs a right hand underneath Checka's ribcage. Checka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Checka throws a head punch that misses.
Kyril lands a hook that snaps the head of Checka backwards.
Checka swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyril uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyril scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kyril lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kyril scores with a shot to the side of Checka's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checka.
Checka misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kyril scores with a nice short uppercut.
Checka tries a body shot but Kyril blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kyril showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kyril has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kyril!