PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crni Buzdovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzdovan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fiddy - Gots tha Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Muhomorov
vs
Buzdovan

200 cm
26
250 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

225 cm
23
286 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crni Buzdovan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muhomorov instigates a clinch.
Muhomorov tries to break free but Buzdovan pushes him back against the cage.
Muhomorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhomorov wants to break free but Buzdovan has control.
Muhomorov blocks an uppercut.

Buzdovan manages to break the clinch.
Buzdovan walks into a jab.
Buzdovan cracks the inside of Muhomorov's front leg.
Muhomorov scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Crni Buzdovan has been cut.
Buzdovan is looking to chop away at Muhomorov's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhomorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buzdovan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buzdovan scoring well with a low kick there.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhomorov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muhomorov is looking to clinch.
Muhomorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buzdovan lands with a straight right. Muhomorov didn't see that one coming.
Buzdovan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buzdovan connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Muhomorov misses the shot to the body.
Muhomorov throws an off balance right hand
and Buzdovan counters with a straight right hand.
Buzdovan throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Buzdovan.
Buzdovan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buzdovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buzdovan thumps Muhomorov with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Muhomorov. Those never looked like landing.
Buzdovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buzdovan connects with an inside leg kick.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzdovan moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Muhomorov does no damage.
Buzdovan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzdovan pushes Muhomorov away with a front kick.
Muhomorov is breathing heavily.
Buzdovan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buzdovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Muhomorov closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Muhomorov.
Buzdovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Muhomorov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buzdovan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhomorov looking to slow down the pace here.
Buzdovan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Buzdovan.
Buzdovan just leaning against Muhomorov, taking a breather.

Muhomorov breaks from the clinch.
Muhomorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Buzdovan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzdovan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muhomorov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buzdovan connects with a leg kick. Muhomorov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buzdovan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhomorov's calf.
Buzdovan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buzdovan throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzdovan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buzdovan.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buzdovan. Muhomorov shrugs it off though.
Buzdovan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buzdovan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buzdovan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muhomorov. That did some damage!
Muhomorov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buzdovan. Buzdovan obviously looking to wear him down.
Buzdovan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzdovan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buzdovan. That's going to slow Muhomorov down.
Muhomorov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buzdovan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buzdovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhomorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buzdovan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muhomorov.
An inside leg kick lands from Buzdovan.
Muhomorov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buzdovan misses with the combination.
Buzdovan is looking to slow Muhomorov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buzdovan lands a jab to the head.
That kick from Buzdovan tenderised Muhomorov's leg. Muhomorov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buzdovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buzdovan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crni Buzdovan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Buzdovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhomorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muhomorov feints a jab promting Buzdovan to slip. Muhomorov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buzdovan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzdovan moves away.
Buzdovan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muhomorov avoids the head kick by Buzdovan.
Buzdovan scores with a head kick. Muhomorov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Muhomorov misses with a left hand
enabling Buzdovan to counter with a crisp jab.
Buzdovan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buzdovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muhomorov tries to clinch up
and Buzdovan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muhomorov 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhomorov checks a leg kick nicely.
Buzdovan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzdovan connects with an inside leg kick.
Muhomorov moves in looking to clinch but Buzdovan pushes him off.
Muhomorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buzdovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Muhomorov fails to land with a series of punches.
Buzdovan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick from Buzdovan lands but Muhomorov takes it in his stride.
Buzdovan pushes Muhomorov away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buzdovan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buzdovan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muhomorov.
Muhomorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buzdovan.
Buzdovan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buzdovan scores with a push kick.
Muhomorov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Muhomorov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buzdovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buzdovan.
Buzdovan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Muhomorov takes a step back to recover.
Muhomorov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buzdovan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muhomorov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muhomorov is looking to wear down Buzdovan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buzdovan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buzdovan connects with an inside leg kick.
Buzdovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buzdovan.
Good leg kick by Buzdovan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buzdovan connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Buzdovan coming out on top.
Buzdovan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhomorov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buzdovan. Muhomorov shrugs it off though.
Buzdovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buzdovan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhomorov's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buzdovan.
Buzdovan cracks Muhomorov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buzdovan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A combination from Muhomorov does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buzdovan.
Nice body kick there by Buzdovan.
Crni Buzdovan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buzdovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buzdovan feints and then cracks Muhomorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muhomorov down.
Good leg kick by Buzdovan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buzdovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muhomorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buzdovan.
Muhomorov ducks right into an uppercut from Buzdovan.
Good exchange - Buzdovan coming out on top.
Buzdovan circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muhomorov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muhomorov throws a right hand that Buzdovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Buzdovan also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crni Buzdovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Muhomorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buzdovan manages to avoid it.
Muhomorov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buzdovan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buzdovan ducks under a wild hook from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzdovan moves away.
Muhomorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhomorov checks a low kick from Buzdovan.
That kick from Buzdovan tenderised Muhomorov's leg. Muhomorov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muhomorov walks into a left hand.
Buzdovan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muhomorov's hands.
Muhomorov avoids the head kick by Buzdovan.
Muhomorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buzdovan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buzdovan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzdovan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzdovan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buzdovan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buzdovan counters with a body kick.
Buzdovan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Muhomorov misses.
Buzdovan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muhomorov checks it well.
Muhomorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muhomorov misses with a wild body shot.
Buzdovan tries to score with a low kick but Muhomorov moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Muhomorov misses.
Buzdovan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buzdovan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buzdovan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Muhomorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Muhomorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muhomorov. Buzdovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buzdovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muhomorov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muhomorov checks a leg kick.
Buzdovan lands a head kick. Muhomorov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Buzdovan.
Muhomorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Muhomorov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buzdovan looks for the body kick but Muhomorov saw that one coming.
Muhomorov looks to clinch
and Buzdovan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhomorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buzdovan.
Buzdovan keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhomorov throws a jab when Buzdovan was well out of range.
Buzdovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhomorov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov throws a hook but Buzdovan blocks it.
Buzdovan swings for the body but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Buzdovan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muhomorov.
Buzdovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Buzdovan gets tackled into the cage by Muhomorov. Muhomorov maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Buzdovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buzdovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muhomorov misses with a looping right.

Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Buzdovan gets through Muhomorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buzdovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buzdovan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muhomorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Buzdovan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov tries to circle away but Buzdovan has him pinned against the cage.
Buzdovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhomorov controls his hands.

Buzdovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buzdovan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buzdovan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Muhomorov is out of range and Buzdovan settles back down.
Muhomorov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crni Buzdovan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muhomorov jabs at Buzdovan's body.
Buzdovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhomorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buzdovan moves away from the strike by Muhomorov.
Artem Muhomorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buzdovan slips under a jab.
Muhomorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buzdovan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muhomorov darts in trying to clinch
and Buzdovan counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crni Buzdovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buzdovan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crni Buzdovan!