PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismail Kasyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baduk comes to the cage accompanied by Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Baduk
vs
Kasyanov

196 cm
25
271 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
244 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismail Kasyanov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasyanov wants to slow Baduk down by chopping away at his legs.
Baduk throws a sloppy head kick and Kasyanov moves out of range easily.

Kasyanov rushes Baduk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baduk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baduk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kasyanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baduk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kasyanov is defending well for now.
Kasyanov throws a head punch that misses.
Kasyanov slows down the pace here.
Kasyanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Baduk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasyanov scores with a push kick.
Baduk cracks Kasyanov with a good jab.
Baduk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baduk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasyanov misses with a body kick.
Kasyanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Baduk circles away.
Baduk works the jab nicely.
Kasyanov wants to clinch.

Kasyanov moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasyanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Baduk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Baduk.

Kasyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Kasyanov with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sergei Baduk has been cut.
Baduk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Baduk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasyanov blocks the body kick.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baduk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baduk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasyanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Baduk falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kasyanov counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Baduk drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasyanov.
Kasyanov slowing the pace effectively.
Kasyanov lands an elbow inside.
Kasyanov is looking to control Baduk's arms but Baduk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kasyanov has his back to the cage.
Baduk fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Baduk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasyanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baduk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kasyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baduk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasyanov motions for Baduk to come forward. Kasyanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baduk looks to land a combination but Kasyanov avoids it well.
Kasyanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baduk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baduk is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kasyanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kasyanov pushes Baduk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasyanov avoiding damage.
Kasyanov looking to throw knees to the head but Baduk is blocking nicely.

Kasyanov manages to break the clinch.
Kasyanov wants to clinch up but Baduk keeps it at a distance.
Kasyanov feints and then cracks Baduk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baduk down.
Kasyanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kasyanov has managed to clinch.
Baduk takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kasyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baduk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasyanov.
Kasyanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baduk.

Kasyanov drives through and clinches with Baduk against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baduk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasyanov avoids it.

Baduk decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kasyanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kasyanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kasyanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Baduk is retaining full guard.
Kasyanov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baduk keeping full guard, as Kasyanov tries to pass.
Baduk keeping moving, preventing Kasyanov from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasyanov pushing down on Baduk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasyanov is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismail Kasyanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Baduk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baduk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasyanov.
Kasyanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baduk keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.

Kasyanov gets a clinch.
Kasyanov keeps control of Baduk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baduk is trying to pull guard but Kasyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baduk is looking to control Kasyanov's arms but Kasyanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baduk has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baduk working Kasyanov over with knees to the body.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Baduk drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Baduk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasyanov tries a knee to the head but Baduk blocks it.

Kasyanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasyanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kasyanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baduk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasyanov counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Kasyanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasyanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baduk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasyanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kasyanov ducks under a wild hook from Baduk.
Kasyanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Baduk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ismail Kasyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baduk works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baduk misses with a body shot.
Kasyanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Baduk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasyanov.
Baduk with a hook.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Baduk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasyanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baduk.
Kasyanov lands a nice looking body kick.
Baduk misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasyanov counters with a three punch combo that has Baduk backing up. Baduk nods at Kasyanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kasyanov.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Baduk pushes him off.
A head kick by Baduk misses
and Kasyanov counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kasyanov drives through and clinches with Baduk against the cage.
Baduk is trying to break the clinch but Kasyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Kasyanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasyanov.
Baduk tries to pull guard but Kasyanov won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov is leaning against Baduk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kasyanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasyanov works on Baduk's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baduk as Kasyanov tries to tie him up.
Kasyanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kasyanov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Kasyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baduk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kasyanov is looking to clinch.
Kasyanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasyanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kasyanov has Baduk up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasyanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Kasyanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baduk lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasyanov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kasyanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baduk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baduk checks a leg kick nicely.
Baduk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Sergei Baduk's cut is getting worse.
Baduk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasyanov scores with a nice strike.
Kasyanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Baduk misses.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Baduk pushes him off.
Kasyanov tries to clinch but Baduk moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Baduk misses.
Kasyanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasyanov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kasyanov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismail Kasyanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Baduk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kasyanov is looking to clinch but Baduk is avoiding it.
Baduk fails to land with a series of punches.
Baduk throws a nice looking combination but Kasyanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasyanov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kasyanov shuts the power down on Baduk. Lights out, game over! Kasyanov is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ismail Kasyanov!