PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigor Borisov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Borisov
vs
Oven

185 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigor Borisov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Oven!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borisov.
Borisov throws a hook but Oven avoids it easily.
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borisov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oven.
Oven throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Borisov throws the left hand but Oven avoids the punch easily.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Oven avoids nicely.
Oven throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Borisov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borisov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oven eats them both and turns towards Borisov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oven misses with a body shot.
Borisov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oven.
Oven takes a swing at Borisov's ribcage but misses.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Borisov throws a hook but Oven avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oven.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oven misses with a low kick as Borisov jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
Oven throws a leg kick but Borisov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oven loads up on a big right hand but Borisov slips the punch.
Borisov misses with a two punch combination.
Borisov misses with a body shot.
Borisov slips under a jab.
Borisov moves forwards but Oven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oven ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov lands a slapping body shot.
Oven throws a low kick but Borisov moves out of range easily.
A jab from Oven misses.
Oven misses with a few strikes there.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oven manages to avoid it.
Oven throws a head kick but Borisov moves out of range.
Oven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borisov staying out of range there.
Oven throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.
Borisov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borisov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oven scrambles back to his feet.
Oven looks to land a right hand but Borisov moved out of range.
Oven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grigor Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oven.
Oven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borisov.
Oven lands a jab to the head.
Borisov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oven.
Borisov scores with a decent looking hook.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Oven is just out of range.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Oven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Borisov.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Oven's head but Oven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oven lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borisov.
Oven tries a head kick but it misses.
Oven throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Borisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borisov. Oven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice combination there by Borisov.
Oven throws a shot to the body.
Oven lands with a hook. Borisov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Borisov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oven misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Oven misses its intended target.
Borisov looks to land a combination but Oven avoids it well.
Borisov is breathing heavily.
Borisov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oven lands with an overhand left.
Oven lands with a cross.
Borisov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oven to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Oven does it's job there.
Oven stalks Borisov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borisov's face. Borisov staggers backwards, shaken.

Borisov is rocked!
Donk. Oven catches Borisov right on the button with a cross.
Oh Borisov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oven cracks Borisov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Borisov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Oven pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Borisov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Oven! George Oven retains his middleweight title!