PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rubens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Katchenko
vs
Rubens

195 cm
25
222 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Rubens!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko throws a head kick but Rubens moves out of range.
Katchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rubens tests Katchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Katchenko blocks a head kick by Rubens.
Katchenko looks to land a right hand but Rubens moved out of range.
Rubens takes one on the button.
Rubens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko throws a leg kick which misses Rubens's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubens tries to avoid it.
Rubens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katchenko is out of range and Rubens settles back down.
A head kick by Katchenko misses
and Rubens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Katchenko.
Rubens scores with a nice strike.
Rubens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Rubens misses with an uppercut.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Rubens.
Rubens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rubens. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Katchenko misses
and Rubens counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Katchenko does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubens throws a hook to the side of Katchenko's head but Katchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Katchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katchenko. That did some damage!
Katchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubens misses with a low kick.
Rubens tests Katchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubens avoiding damage as Katchenko throws knees to the body.
Katchenko lands a damaging elbow.
Katchenko leaning against his opponent.
Katchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Katchenko crunches a lovely knee into Rubens's ribcage.
Rubens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katchenko working Rubens over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katchenko lands a knee to the body.
Katchenko lands with a light punch inside.
Rubens wants to get back to striking at distance but Katchenko won't allow it.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko has Rubens pushed against the cage.
Katchenko misses with a knee strike.
Rubens wants to break free but Katchenko has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rubens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko tries to throw a body punch but Rubens avoids it by throwing Katchenko back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Walter Rubens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Katchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.
Katchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katchenko misses with an elbow strike.
Katchenko avoiding damage.
Katchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubens's elbow.
Rubens blocks an uppercut.

Rubens breaks the clinch.
Rubens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katchenko.
Katchenko moves out of range as Rubens throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubens throws a leg kick
and Katchenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Katchenko gets a clinch.
Katchenko lands a knee to the head.
Rubens is trying to break the clinch but Katchenko is controlling him.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.
Katchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubens backwards.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Rubens is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubens tries to circle away but Katchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Katchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Rubens shrugs off.

It looks like Walter Rubens has been cut.
Rubens wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
Katchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Katchenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrei Katchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubens is breathing heavily.
Katchenko landing knees to the body.
Katchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Katchenko is pushing Rubens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Katchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko stalling in the clinch.
Katchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubens is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
Katchenko lands a body punch.
Katchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katchenko lands a damaging elbow.
Katchenko missing with knees to the body.
Katchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katchenko lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Rubens is trying to force a seperation but Katchenko has the dominant position.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubens is trying to break the clinch but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Katchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rubens is blocking nicely.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside.
Rubens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Rubens shrugs off.
Katchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katchenko tries to work over Rubens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katchenko tries a knee to the head but Rubens blocks it.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko stalling the fight.
Katchenko lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Walter Rubens's cut even more.
Katchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Katchenko slips under a jab.
Rubens swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Rubens misses.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Rubens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rubens throws a hook but Katchenko blocks it.
Katchenko tries to bum rush Rubens with a series of wild strikes but Rubens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubens throws a leg kick but Katchenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rubens swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Katchenko clinches with his opponent.
Rubens blocks an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katchenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katchenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Katchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Rubens controls the action.
Rubens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katchenko is keeping busy.
Rubens being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubens can't break the clinch.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch but Katchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Katchenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rubens backwards.
Rubens takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Walter Rubens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katchenko keeps control of Rubens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubens managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubens is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubens dodges an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Rubens can't break the clinch.
Katchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Rubens controls the action.
Katchenko stalling in the clinch.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rubens's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Katchenko.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubens can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko prevents Rubens from breaking the clinch.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Walter Rubens's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rubens takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walter Rubens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Katchenko!
Andrei Katchenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.