PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korke Kinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freire
vs
Kinka

178 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
29
141 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Vitor Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Korke Kinka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire scores with a nice strike.
Kinka avoids the body shot from Freire.
Freire jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Freire lands a slapping body shot.
Freire tries to clinch up.
Freire throws a series of punches but Kinka avoids them all with ease.
Kinka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freire scores with a nice head shot.
Kinka throws a leg kick that misses.
Freire takes a swing at Kinka's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Freire. Beautiful body shot.
Freire is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinka throws a leg kick but Freire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vitor Freire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Freire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Freire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Kinka misses.
Freire lands with a shot to the body.
Freire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kinka avoids the body shot from Freire.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinka's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Freire.
Freire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Freire cracks a nice hook into Kinka's ribs.
Freire misses with a body shot.
Kinka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freire.
Freire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinka manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinka ducks right into an uppercut from Freire.
Freire lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinka throws a solid leg kick but Freire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kinka.
Kinka ducks right into an uppercut from Freire.
Freire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kinka has time to react.
Kinka throws a leg kick that misses.
Freire jabs Kinka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freire jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kinka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Freire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinka in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Freire. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Freire as he checks the leg kick.
Kinka needs to keep his hands up - Freire had a free shot at his head there.
Freire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freire throws a shot to the body.
Kinka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freire is looking to clinch but Kinka is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Kinka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinka.
Kinka needs to keep his hands up - Freire had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Freire dominated that round.
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.

Kinka avoids the body shot from Freire.
Freire jabs at Kinka's body.
Freire lands with a right hand.
Freire lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Freire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinka.
Kinka misses with a low kick.
Freire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Freire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinka, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freire throws an elbow but misses.
Freire is trying to maintain a safe position but Kinka gets an underhook and turns Freire into the cage.
Kinka leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kinka tries to stall but Freire uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kinka seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kinka avoids a wild elbow strike from Freire.
Kinka avoiding damage as Freire throws knees to the body.
Kinka trying to stall but Freire improves his position.
Kinka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freire missing with knees to the body.
Kinka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freire.
Kinka taking a breather.
Kinka stalling the fight.
Freire is looking to break free of the clinch but Kinka has double underhooks.
Kinka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Korke Kinka.
Freire catches Kinka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire misses with a body shot.
Kinka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Freire lands.
Kinka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freire lands a nice looking body shot.
Freire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Freire.
Jab from Freire.
Kinka keeps the fight on the outside.
Korke Kinka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands with a nice body punch.
Kinka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Freire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kinka scrambles back to his feet.
Freire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinka.
Freire lands a slapping body shot.
Freire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinka moves away.
Freire scores with a jab. Kinka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kinka throws a leg kick
and Freire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kinka in his tracks.
Kinka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Freire is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Freire dominated that second round.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Freire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Freire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kinka walks into a straight right hand from Freire.
Freire punishes Kinka's body with a nice straight punch.
Kinka misses with a low kick as Freire jumps back.
Freire's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kinka under the eye.
Jab from Freire.
Freire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kinka walks into a stiff left hand from Freire.
Freire moves out of range of the leg kick from Kinka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Freire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinka can do to turn this around?
Freire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Freire is looking to clinch but Kinka is avoiding it.
Kinka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Freire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitor Freire is winning the standup battle so far.
Freire wants to clinch.
Kinka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire scores with a jab to the head.
Freire scores with a nice head shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kinka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Freire scores with a punch to the head.
Freire throws out a powerful jab.
Freire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Freire catches Kinka right on the button with a cross.
Kinka swats away the attempt to clinch by Freire.
Kinka throws a leg kick but Freire moved away.
Korke Kinka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire lands with an uppercut that bounces Kinka off the cage and back into range.
Freire thuds his right hand into Kinka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Freire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kinka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Freire scores with a nice right hand.
Freire lands a jab to Kinka's midsection.
Freire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kinka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freire lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinka moves away.
Freire connects with a body shot that sends Kinka's belly button to the back.
Kinka tries a low kick but Freire avoids it.
Kinka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kinka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freire throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freire tests Kinka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kinka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vitor Freire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Freire!