PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Best
vs
Koreshkov

178 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Koreshkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koreshkov gets tackled into the cage by Best. Best maintains the clinch.
Best prevents Koreshkov from breaking the clinch.
Best lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Best.

It looks like Aleksei Koreshkov has been cut.
Best lands an elbow inside.
Best holding his opponent close, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koreshkov avoiding damage as Best throws knees to the body.
Come on Best - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Best.
Best lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koreshkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Best manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Best lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koreshkov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best lands an elbow that stopped Koreshkov in his tracks for a moment.

Best drops Koreshkov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Koreshkov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Koreshkov is rocked!

That has opened up Aleksei Koreshkov's cut even more.
Best misses with an elbow strike.
Koreshkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Best finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Best just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koreshkov's brow.
Koreshkov blocks an elbow strike.
Best misses with an elbow strike.
Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Best stalling.
Koreshkov blocks the elbow strike.
Koreshkov dodges an elbow strike from Best.
Best creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Best scores a nice knee to the body.
Best pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koreshkov with a big uppercut! Koreshkov tries to clinch up but Best pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koreshkov to the mat! Koreshkov covers up and Best unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Grappling Best!