PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Mussardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejo Radman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mussardo
vs
Radman

175 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mussardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pejo Radman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussardo misses with a wild combination.

Radman gets a clinch.
Radman has Mussardo pressed against the cage, preventing Mussardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Radman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mussardos head.
Radman is looking to break free of the clinch but Mussardo has double underhooks.
Mussardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mussardo tries to stall but Radman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Radman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radman throws a right hand that Mussardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Mussardo also avoids with ease.

Radman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Radman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mussardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Radman, right into the meat.
Mussardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radman connects with a leg kick. Mussardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Radman has Mussardo up against the cage in a clinch.

Radman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Mussardo.

Radman clinches with his opponent.
Mussardo is trying to force a seperation but Radman has the dominant position.
Radman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radman tries to circle away but Mussardo has him pinned against the cage.

Radman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mussardo wants to clinch up but Radman keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mussardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mussardo walks into a straight right hand from Radman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Radman closes the distance and pushes Mussardo back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Mussardo fails to land.

Radman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mussardo avoids the head kick by Radman.
Mussardo connects with a nice looking jab.

Mussardo rushes Radman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mussardo tries to stall but Radman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Radman controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mussardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Radman prevents Mussardo from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radman is pushing Mussardo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Radman is trying to force a seperation but Mussardo has the dominant position.
Mussardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radman lands an elbow inside.
Radman has had enough of the clinch but Mussardo keeps him there for the moment.
Radman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Radman managing to block the knees to the body from Mussardo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radman lands a knee to the body.
Radman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Radman breaks from the clinch.
Mussardo wants to clinch.

Mussardo has managed to clinch.
Mussardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mussardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Radman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mussardo's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mussardo is trying to force a seperation but Radman has the dominant position.

Radman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejo Radman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Radman avoids the head kick by Mussardo.

Radman rushes Mussardo and presses him up against the cage.

Radman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radman tries to clinch but Mussardo is having none of it.
Mussardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mussardo thinking.

Radman moves into the clinch.
Mussardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mussardo tries to stall but Radman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Radman lands with a left to the head.
Radman has Mussardo pressed against the cage.
Mussardo is trying to stall.

Radman manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Radman clinches up against the cage.
Mussardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Radman breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Radman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mussardo doesn't seem phased though.

Radman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mussardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Radman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radman connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mussardo.
Pejo Radman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radman tries a head kick but it misses.
Radman misses with a two punch combination.
Mussardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radman circles away quickly and effectively.

Radman has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Radman.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Radman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radman is looking to clinch but Mussardo is avoiding it.

Radman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mussardo tries to circle away but Radman has him pinned against the cage.
Mussardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pejo Radman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mussardo working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mussardo.
Radman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Radman breaks from the clinch.
Radman moves in looking to clinch but Mussardo pushes him off.

Mussardo rushes Radman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mussardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mussardo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Radman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mussardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Radman circles away.

Mussardo has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Radman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mussardo prevents Radman from breaking the clinch.
Radman prevents a body shot from Mussardo.
Radman keeps control of Mussardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mussardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Radman has double underhooks.
Radman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Radman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mussardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radman tries to throw a body punch but Mussardo avoids it by throwing Radman back against the cage.
Mussardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mussardo is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejo Radman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mussardo throws a head kick but Radman moves out of range.
Mussardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mussardo tries to clinch up.
Ivan Mussardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radman connects with a high kick.
Radman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Radman has managed to clinch.

Radman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Radman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mussardo is looking to land body kicks.
Mussardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mussardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radman lands a high kick!
Radman throws a body punch but Mussardo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Radman circles away.
Mussardo throws a head kick that misses
and Radman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mussardo wants to clinch up but Radman keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mussardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Radman's brow.
Radman blocking some punches.
Radman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Radman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Radman moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mussardo.

Radman manages to break the clinch.

Radman pushes Mussardo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo misses with a punch to the body.
Radman is trying to force a seperation but Mussardo has the dominant position.
Radman tries a body shot but Mussardo blocks it.

Radman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mussardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Radman.
Radman keeps the fight on the outside.
Mussardo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mussardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mussardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mussardo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radman tries to clinch up but Mussardo circles away and keeps his distance.

Radman forces Mussardo back against the cage and clinches.
Mussardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Radman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radman moves in looking to clinch but Mussardo pushes him off.
Mussardo tries to clinch up.

Radman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Radman lands a nice knee to the body.
Mussardo effectively controlling the action here.
Mussardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radman lands an elbow inside that Mussardo shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radman lands with a short shot to the head.
Mussardo is trying to force a seperation but Radman has the dominant position.
Mussardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Radman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mussardo's elbow.
Radman lands a shoulder strike.
Radman has Mussardo pressed against the cage, preventing Mussardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Radman is trying to force a seperation but Mussardo has the dominant position.
Mussardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Radman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mussardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radman throws a sloppy head kick and Mussardo moves out of range easily.
Ivan Mussardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pejo Radman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Radman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mussardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Mussardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pejo Radman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Radman 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pejo Radman!