PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Kinionez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kinionez
vs
Box

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Kinionez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Box!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box has his takedown stuffed
and Box takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Box misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinionez counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinionez misses with a wild combination.

Kinionez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Box!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinionez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Box wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kinionez controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kinionez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kinionez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Box on the ground.
Kinionez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kinionez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinionez drives through and clinches with Box against the cage.
Box throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinionez blocks it with crossed arms.
Kinionez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kinionez tries to score a body lock takedown but Box shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kinionez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinionez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Box tries to pull guard but Kinionez won't allow it.
Raul Kinionez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Box.
Kinionez tries to circle away but Box has him pinned against the cage.

Kinionez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kinionez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Box is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Box connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinionez's face.

Kinionez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kinionez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kinionez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kinionez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Box is keeping the position for now.

Raul Kinionez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kinionez misses with a wild combination.
Box with a poor takedown
and Kinionez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Box has his takedown stuffed

and Kinionez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Box's guard now.
Box looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Box can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinionez controls the pace.
Kinionez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raul Kinionez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kinionez lands with a nice combination. Box backs away looking to recover.
Kinionez throws a shot to the body.

Kinionez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kinionez tries to free his leg and advance position but Box is retaining full guard.
Kinionez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Box wants to get back to his feet but Kinionez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kinionez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kinionez is controlling him.
Kinionez advances position into side control!
Kinionez controls the position.
Kinionez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Kinionez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinionez just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Kinionez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kinionez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Box looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kinionez taking a breather here.
Kinionez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kinionez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kinionez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Box is breathing heavily.
Kinionez staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raul Kinionez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kinionez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kinionez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kinionez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Box is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Raul Kinionez just wasn't active enough.

Kinionez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Kinionez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Kinionez clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Kinionez.

Box escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kinionez shoots in and gets a takedown into Box's guard.
Box wants to stand and escape but Kinionez is having none of it.
Raul Kinionez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinionez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinionez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Kinionez stalls from top position.
Kinionez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kinionez in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinionez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Kinionez stands up.
Kinionez throws a combination. Box tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Kinionez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kinionez scores with a shot to the body.

Kinionez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinionez lands in his opponent's guard.
Box being controlled here, momentarily.
Kinionez looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kinionez stands and steps away. Box gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Kinionez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Box takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinionez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Box to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Box shrugs it off.

Kinionez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Danga de danga de dang - Kinionez scores with a four punch combination!

Kinionez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kinionez forces his way into half guard.
Kinionez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Box is trying to stand up here but Kinionez is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinionez controlling the action here.

Kinionez decides to stand up.
Kinionez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Kinionez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Box manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kinionez pushes down on Box's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kinionez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Kinionez seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinionez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Box defending well though.
Kinionez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, if Kinionez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raul Kinionez.
No joy there for Kinionez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kinionez gets the takedown into side control.
Box gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Kinionez is working for a guillotine from mount but Box frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinionez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Kinionez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kinionez 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Kinionez!