PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo Smokeleaf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kush
vs
Smokeleaf

192 cm
25
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

192 cm
22
225 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite 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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Kush misses.

Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.

It looks like Og Kush has been cut.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Smokeleaf avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Kush lands with a short shot to the head.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Kush is trying to stall.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smokeleaf throws an elbow but misses.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kush.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Smokeleaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
Kush taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Kush.
Kush just leaning against Smokeleaf, taking a breather.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Kush is blocking nicely.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Kush digs a right hand into Smokeleaf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smokeleaf's gas tank.
Smokeleaf looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Kush.
Kush stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smokeleaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smokeleafs head.
Nice body punch from Kush - that landed with a thud.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kush avoids it.
Smokeleaf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kush's brow.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Kush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Kush presses Smokeleaf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Smokeleaf controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kush.
Kush blocks the elbow strike.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush is pushing Smokeleaf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Kush blocks an elbow strike.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Smokeleaf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kush scores with a shot to the side of Smokeleaf's head.
Kush managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands with a short shot to the head.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kush.
Kush tries to stall but Smokeleaf uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush lands a right hand.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Kush.

Smokeleaf is rocked!
Kush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smokeleaf is still on wobbly legs! Can Kush finish him?
Kush dips a shoulder and cracks Smokeleaf with a mighty uppercut! Smokeleaf falls back against the cage and Kush unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smokeleaf is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kush screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Og Kush!