PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bob might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Im Too Sexy. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bob
vs
Kalishevski

190 cm
26
183 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

182 cm
25
179 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
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, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivan Kalishevski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a body punch but Kalishevski moves out of range.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Kalishevski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalishevski tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Kalishevski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalishevski tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws a combination. Kalishevski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalishevski throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Kalishevski delivers a nice body kick.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalishevski misses with a head kick.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Kalishevski throws a lazy head kick
and Bob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kalishevski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Bob works Kalishevski's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalishevski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
Bob darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kalishevski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bob counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski misses with the combination.
Bob is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalishevski wants to clinch but Bob slips to the side
and Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalishevski looks gassed!
Kalishevski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
Bob blocks a head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob keeps Kalishevski at a distance using the push kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bob there.
Kalishevski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob blocks a head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalishevski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bob avoids the damage to the body.
Kalishevski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob lands a shot to the body.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalishevski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angola Bob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalishevski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bob lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob tests Kalishevski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski looks to land a combination but Bob avoids it well.
Bob steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kalishevski. That one must have hurt.
Kalishevski moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bob avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.

Kalishevski gets tackled into the cage by Bob. Bob maintains the clinch.
Kalishevski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalishevski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob blocks the elbow strike.
Kalishevski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalishevski misses with a knee to the head.
Bob leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kalishevski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob effectively controlling the action here.
Kalishevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski looking to stall.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalishevski's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bob is defending well for now.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalishevski's face.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Kalishevski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kalishevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalishevski stalling in the clinch.
Bob has Kalishevski pushed against the cage.
Kalishevski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
Kalishevski misses with an elbow over the top.
Bob misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalishevski trying to control the position but instead, Bob has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kalishevski into the cage.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
Kalishevski is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Bob blocks with his arms.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Bob on the inside.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalishevski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kalishevski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kalishevski cracks Bob with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalishevski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Kalishevski's head.
Kalishevski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kalishevski is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Kalishevski throws a nice head kick!
Kalishevski is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bob throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalishevski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalishevski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Kalishevski tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Kalishevski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski misses with the combination.
Kalishevski blocks a jab.
Kalishevski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kalishevski misses with a double jab.
Kalishevski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kalishevski misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob avoids the head kick by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bob delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kalishevski rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bob leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalishevski or not.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Kalishevski shrugs off.

It looks like Ivan Kalishevski has been cut.
Bob lands a nice uppercut.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Bob as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Kalishevski.

Bob breaks from the clinch.
Kalishevski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kalishevski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalishevski throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Kalishevski's head back.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Kalishevski fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angola Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bob 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angola Bob!