PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Herbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktors Kazmins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Herbert
vs
Kazmins

183 cm
26
194 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

184 cm
21
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Herbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Kazmins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herbert connects with a single shot there.
Kazmins throws a wild body kick that Herbert sees coming a mile off.
Herbert misses with a wild combination.
Herbert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kazmins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kazmins thuds his shin into the meat of Herbert's side.
Kazmins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herbert's calf.
Herbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazmins counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kazmins. Herbert shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from Herbert.
Kazmins connects with a leg kick. Herbert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazmins throws a head kick but Herbert moves out of range.
Crunch! Kazmins slams his shin into Herbert's torso.
Herbert is breathing heavily.
Herbert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kazmins.
Herbert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kazmins. That one must have hurt.
Kazmins lands with a nice body kick.

Kazmins has Herbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazmins with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Kazmins has managed to clinch.
Kazmins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazmins.
Kazmins gets underhooks to prevent Herbert's takedown attempt.
Kazmins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kazmins lands a nice elbow.
Kazmins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Herbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Herbert takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Kazmins.
Kazmins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kazmins lands an elbow that stopped Herbert in his tracks for a moment.
Kazmins lands a good knee to the midsection. Herbert won't want to take too many of those.
Kazmins lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbert is trying to force a seperation but Kazmins has the dominant position.
Kazmins with a knee to the head.
Herbert is looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kazmins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazmins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazmins is looking to slow Herbert down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Kazmins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rob Herbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazmins keeps Herbert at a distance using the push kick.
Kazmins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kazmins gets a clinch.
Kazmins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kazmins lands a knee to the head.
Herbert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kazmins lands a knee to the head.
Herbert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Herbert takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazmins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Herbert backwards.
Kazmins lands an elbow just above Herbert 's eye.
Kazmins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazmins misses with a knee to the head.
Kazmins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kazmins prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Herbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazmins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kazmins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazmins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Herbert fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazmins scores with a head kick. Herbert tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kazmins ducks under a wild hook from Herbert.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Herbert crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kazmins - the referee stops the clock and Herbert gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kazmins. Herbert manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazmins tries to clinch up but Herbert circles away and keeps his distance.

Kazmins moves into range and clinches up with Herbert.
Kazmins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Herbert tries a body shot but Kazmins blocks it.
Kazmins connects with a knee to the head.
Herbert will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kazmins connects with a knee to the head.
Kazmins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kazmins.
Kazmins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kazmins landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kazmins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herbert takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazmins lands an elbow inside that Herbert shrugs off.
Kazmins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Herbert has a couple of punches blocked by Kazmins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktors Kazmins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kazmins throws a hook but Herbert blocks it.
Kazmins is looking to land body kicks.
Kazmins wants to clinch up but Herbert keeps it at a distance.
Kazmins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazmins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kazmins.
Herbert scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Herbert there.
Kazmins misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazmins. That's going to slow Herbert down.
Kazmins moves in looking to clinch but Herbert pushes him off.
Herbert moves out of range as Kazmins throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kazmins.
Herbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rob Herbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazmins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazmins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazmins scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazmins scores with a head kick.
Kazmins throws a leg kick which misses Herbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbert tries to avoid it.

Kazmins has Herbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazmins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kazmins connects with a knee to the head.
Kazmins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Herbert blocks it with crossed arms.
Kazmins tries to work over Herbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazmins lands a knee to the body.

Kazmins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazmins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herbert takes a step back to recover.
Kazmins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Herbert's head.
Kazmins thuds his shin into the meat of Herbert's side.
Viktors Kazmins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazmins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kazmins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazmins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Herbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kazmins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kazmins connects with a solid leg kick.

Kazmins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kazmins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kazmins.
Kazmins taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Kazmins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Herbert goes for a takedown attempt but Kazmins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Viktors Kazmins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazmins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kazmins slams his shin into Herbert's torso.
Kazmins scores with a nice body kick.
Kazmins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Herbert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kazmins. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kazmins.
A solid body kick from Kazmins.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kazmins!
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!

Kazmins closes the distance and clinches.
Herbert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kazmins tries a knee to the head but Herbert blocks it.
Kazmins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kazmins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Herbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazmins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viktors Kazmins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kazmins tries to land a knee to the head but Herbert blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmins tries to score a body lock takedown but Herbert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kazmins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazmins's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kazmins lands a shoulder strike.
Kazmins lands with a left to the head.
Kazmins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herbert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kazmins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kazmins lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazmins connects with a knee to the head.
Kazmins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Herbert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kazmins is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktors Kazmins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Herbert looks to land a combination but Kazmins avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazmins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herbert avoids the head kick by Kazmins.
Kazmins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Herbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazmins scores with a nice body kick.
Herbert throws out a loose jab but Kazmins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazmins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Kazmins.
Kazmins throws a sloppy head kick and Herbert moves out of range easily.
Herbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kazmins momentarily.

Herbert moves into range and clinches up with Kazmins.
Herbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazmins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herberts head.

Kazmins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Herbert rushes Kazmins and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbert has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kazmins after a bit of a struggle.

Kazmins breaks from the clinch.
Kazmins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kazmins.
Herbert looks to throw the jab but Kazmins is out of range.
Kazmins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Herbert takes a step back to recover.
Kazmins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kazmins thows a body kick. Herbert tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kazmins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Herbert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazmins tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazmins tries to close the distance and clinch but Herbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazmins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazmins breaks from the clinch.
Kazmins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kazmins. That's going to slow Herbert down.
Kazmins throws a leg kick which misses Herbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Herbert tries to avoid it.
Kazmins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazmins connects with an inside leg kick.
Herbert takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazmins.
Herbert takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Herbert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kazmins is fending him off so far but Herbert persists. Nope, Kazmins circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazmins cracks the inside of Herbert's front leg.
Kazmins lands a head kick!
Herbert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kazmins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Herbert somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Herbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kazmins slams his shin into Herbert's torso.
Kazmins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kazmins scores with a push kick.

Kazmins clinches up against the cage.
Kazmins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Herbert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kazmins landing knees to the head.
Kazmins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Herbert throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmins crunches a lovely knee into Herbert's ribcage.
Kazmins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herbert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herbert struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazmins controls his hands.
Rob Herbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazmins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazmins slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazmins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazmins.
Herbert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Herbert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Herbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kazmins to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kazmins.
Kazmins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Viktors Kazmins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kazmins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Herbert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktors Kazmins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazmins 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 James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktors Kazmins!