PBP Commentary

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

Khripunova
vs
Nordemar

185 cm
32
210 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

225 cm
23
225 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Khripunova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khripunova misses with a body shot.
Nordemar checks a leg kick.
Khripunova throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nordemar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khripunova's calf.
Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khripunova.
Sergei Khripunova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordemar is just out of range.
Khripunova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khripunova uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nordemar has time to react.
Nordemar feints and then cracks Khripunova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khripunova down.
Khripunova tries to land a front kick but Nordemar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khripunova blocks a low kick nicely.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Khripunova misses.
Khripunova looks to land a left hand but Nordemar moved out of range nicely.
Khripunova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nordemar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nordemar scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
Khripunova moves out of range of the body kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nordemar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khripunova checks it well.
Khripunova works Nordemar's body with a nice hook.
Khripunova throws the left hand but Nordemar avoids the punch easily.
Nordemar ducks under a wild hook from Khripunova.
Khripunova is looking to wear down Nordemar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nordemar lands a head kick. Khripunova smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khripunova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khripunova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nordemar.
Nordemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khripunova.
Nordemar misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khripunova. Nordemar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Khripunova misses
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Khripunova throws the left hand but Nordemar avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khripunova just misses with a punch to the body.
Khripunova misses with a low kick.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordemar is just out of range.
Nordemar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Khripunova misses
and Nordemar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khripunova's knee momentarily.
Khripunova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nordemar 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 Khripunova has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khripunova and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khripunova misses with a leg kick.
Khripunova throws a sloppy body shot
and Nordemar counters with a solid body kick.
Khripunova is breathing heavily.
Nordemar motions for Khripunova to come forward. Nordemar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khripunova wants to slow Nordemar down by chopping away at his legs.
Khripunova misses with a hook to the body
and Nordemar counters with a big head kick but Khripunova shrugs it off.

It looks like Sergei Khripunova has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nordemar.
Nordemar motions for Khripunova to come forward. Nordemar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nordemar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nordemar throws a leg kick which misses Khripunova's front leg but catches the back leg as Khripunova tries to avoid it.
Nordemar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khripunova checks a leg kick.
Nordemar walks into a straight right hand from Khripunova.
Khripunova throws a body punch but Nordemar moves out of range.
Nordemar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Khripunova is predictable there
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Nordemar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nordemar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khripunova.
Some bone on bone action there as Khripunova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khripunova throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Khripunova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordemar pushes Khripunova away with a front kick.
Khripunova 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.
Khripunova throws a looping overhand right but Nordemar ducks down to avoid it.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordemar is just out of range.
Nordemar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khripunova is able to avoid easily.
Khripunova dips to his left and cracks Nordemar with an uppercut!
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. Khripunova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khripunova avoids the head kick by Nordemar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khripunova takes a swing at Nordemar's ribcage but misses.
Nordemar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khripunova misses with a kick to the body.
Nordemar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khripunova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvid Nordemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Khripunova's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khripunova thows a body shot but no joy.
Nordemar blocks the body kick.
Khripunova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nordemar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arvid Nordemar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khripunova misses with a low kick.
Nordemar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Khripunova throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nordemar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khripunova. Nordemar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Khripunova misses with a hook.
Khripunova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nordemar counters with an outside leg kick.
Nordemar misses with a low kick as Khripunova jumps back.
Nordemar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khripunova is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khripunova looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordemar is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Khripunova is predictable there
and Nordemar counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nordemar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khripunova's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nordemar, right into the meat.
Khripunova takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nordemar throws a front kick that sends Khripunova stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordemar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nordemar lands a front kick.
Nordemar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a push kick but Khripunova slaps the foot to one side.
Nordemar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nordemar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khripunova checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khripunova misses with a wild body shot.
Khripunova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordemar.
Khripunova just misses with a punch to the body.
Khripunova checks a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Khripunova might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nordemar is looking to slow Khripunova down with leg kicks.
Nordemar throws a head kick but Khripunova moves out of range.
Nordemar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nordemar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khripunova. That one must have hurt.
Khripunova is looking to slow Nordemar down with leg kicks.
Nordemar pushes Khripunova away with a front kick.
Nordemar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nordemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordemar connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nordemar feints and then cracks Khripunova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khripunova down.
Nordemar delivers a nice body kick.
Khripunova will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nordemar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khripunova on the side of the head.
Khripunova finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. Khripunova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nordemar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Khripunova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nordemar is looking to score with low kicks.
Khripunova cracks the inside of Nordemar's front leg.
Nordemar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunova takes a swing at Nordemar's ribcage but misses.
Khripunova misses with a leg kick.
Khripunova checks a leg kick.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Khripunova's front leg.
Khripunova throws a jab when Nordemar was well out of range.
Khripunova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Nordemar.
Khripunova swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A swing and a miss from Khripunova.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nordemar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khripunova walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nordemar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
Khripunova moves out of range of the body kick from Nordemar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvid Nordemar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Khripunova's cut.
That's time! Khripunova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nordemar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khripunova throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Nordemar.
Khripunova looks to land a combination but Nordemar avoids it well.
Khripunova blocks a low kick nicely.
Nordemar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khripunova.
Khripunova moves out of range of the body kick from Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nordemar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nordemar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khripunova cracks a nice hook into Nordemar's ribs.
Nordemar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nordemar throws a body kick that misses.
Nordemar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khripunova's head.
Nordemar throws a leg kick but Khripunova sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khripunova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nordemar under the eye.
Nordemar throws a solid leg kick but Khripunova takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nordemar.
Khripunova throws a hook to the side of Nordemar's head but Nordemar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
Nordemar throws a front kick that sends Khripunova stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khripunova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khripunova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordemar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khripunova blocks a low kick nicely.
Khripunova pushes Nordemar away with a front kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khripunova crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nordemar - the referee stops the clock and Khripunova gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nordemar. Khripunova manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Nordemar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arvid Nordemar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nordemar.
Nordemar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khripunova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nordemar manages to avoid it.
Khripunova misses with a right hand
and Nordemar counters with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordemar!
Khripunova misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nordemar.
Nordemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nordemar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. Khripunova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khripunova scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nordemar doesn't seem bothered though.
Khripunova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Nordemar tenderised Khripunova's leg. Khripunova is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Nordemar blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar thumps Khripunova with a low kick.
Khripunova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nordemar can pounce on him.
Nordemar delivers a nice body kick.
Nordemar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nordemar slips under a jab.
Khripunova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sergei Khripunova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khripunova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nordemar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khripunova misses with a body punch
and Nordemar counters with a low kick, right behind Khripunova 's knee.
Khripunova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khripunova lands the left hand.
Khripunova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nordemar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khripunova. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Nordemar.
Khripunova looks to land a combination but Nordemar avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nordemar. That's going to slow Khripunova down.
A good leg kick by Khripunova.
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!
Khripunova misses the shot to the body.
Khripunova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nordemar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khripunova swings for the body but Nordemar moves out of range.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Khripunova's front leg.
Khripunova takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khripunova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Khripunova.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nordemar avoids the body shot from Khripunova.
Nordemar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khripunova has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khripunova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nordemar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvid Nordemar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nordemar 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvid Nordemar!
An out of breath Arvid Nordemar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.