PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

S Svensson
vs
Solovyev

170 cm
25
160 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

171 cm
27
157 lbs
21 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!)

Diamond Nutrition 160q
FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Svensson lands with a nice body kick.
Svensson throws a hook but Solovyev blocks it.
Solovyev throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Solovyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Solovyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Svensson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Solovyev misses the target.
Solovyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Svensson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson slips a straight right by Solovyev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Solovyev misses.
Solovyev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Svensson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot lands for Solovyev.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Solovyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a front kick aimed at Svensson's knee but Svensson avoids it well.
Solovyev slips a straight right by Svensson.
Svensson lands with a nice body punch.
Svensson takes one to the chin there.
Svensson loads up on a big right hand but Solovyev slips the punch.
Svensson misses with a straight right.
Svensson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
Solovyev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Solovyev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Solovyev misses the target.
Svensson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Solovyev moves out of range.
Svensson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solovyev scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Solovyev loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Solovyev checks a leg kick nicely.
Svensson digs a good body shot into Solovyev's ribs.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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!
Solovyev throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solovyev ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solovyev.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson cracks Solovyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Svensson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Solovyev.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solovyev throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Svensson lands a leg kick that knocks Solovyev off balance momentarily.
Svensson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solovyev.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
Solovyev misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solovyev lands a right hook to the body.
Svensson misses with a combination
and Solovyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Solovyev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svensson. That did some damage!

Svensson closes the distance and pushes Solovyev back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Solovyev.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson misses with some punches.

Svensson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solovyev.
Svensson misses with an uppercut
and Solovyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson misses with a kick to the body.
Solovyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
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!
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solovyev.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Solovyev moved out of range nicely.
Solovyev thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Svensson misses with a hook. Solovyev ducked under it nicely.
Svensson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solovyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson tries to clinch
and Solovyev counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Solovyev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Solovyev.
Solovyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Solovyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svensson's head.
Solovyev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Solovyev as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyev jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
Solovyev misses with a body kick.
Solovyev scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Solovyev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Solovyev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Solovyev there.
Svensson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Solovyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Solovyev throws a leg kick that misses.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solovyev.
Vladimir Solovyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Svensson.
Svensson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solovyev circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svensson. That's going to slow Solovyev down.
Svensson moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
A jab from Solovyev does it's job there.
Solovyev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Solovyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Svensson misses with a body kick.
Solovyev slips under a jab.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Svensson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Svensson tries to land a leg kick but Solovyev saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Svensson checks a leg kick.
Svensson misses with a straight left.
Svensson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solovyev.
Solovyev slips under a jab from Svensson.
Solovyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Solovyev misses with a two punch combination.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Solovyev punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Solovyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solovyev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Svensson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solovyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solovyev looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solovyev.
Svensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Solovyev.
A jab from Solovyev finds it's way through Svensson's defenses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.
A good leg kick by Solovyev.
A bone on bone clash there as Solovyev blocks the leg kick.
Svensson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solovyev can pounce on him.
Svensson slips under a jab from Solovyev.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solovyev.
Solovyev scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Solovyev 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.
Nice shot lands for Solovyev.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Svensson moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Solovyev.
Solovyev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Svensson checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Solovyev. Those never looked like landing.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Svensson's corner calls for a 1-2. Svensson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svensson lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svensson 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.
Solovyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Svensson.
Svensson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Solovyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with a hook. Solovyev ducked under it nicely.
Svensson throws a jab when Solovyev was well out of range.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Solovyev moved out of range.
Solovyev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solovyev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Svensson under the eye.
Solovyev scores with a decent looking hook.
Svensson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Solovyev misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Solovyev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev works the jab nicely.
Svensson lands a head shot.
Solovyev feints and then cracks Svensson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svensson down.
Solovyev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Svensson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Solovyev scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Solovyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Svensson misses with a hook.
Solovyev misses with a two punch combination.
Solovyev blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Svensson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solovyev's calf.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Solovyev misses the target.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Solovyev.
Svensson lands with an overhand left.
Svensson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Solovyev.
Solovyev scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson defending well as Solovyev loads up on a big left hand.
Solovyev thuds his right hand into Svensson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Solovyev avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Solovyev with a jab.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Svensson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Solovyev.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Svensson scores with a nice strike.
Solovyev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solovyev.
Solovyev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Solovyev slips a jab and a cross from Svensson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Solovyev as he connects with a hook.
Solovyev throws a shot to the body.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a right hand
and Solovyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Solovyev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Svensson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Solovyev - the referee stops the clock and Svensson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Solovyev. Svensson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Solovyev misses.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Svensson throws a wild body kick that Solovyev sees coming a mile off.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Solovyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Solovyev, as that shot connected.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Solovyev with a nice cross.
Svensson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Solovyev moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svensson.
Svensson tries to work over Solovyev's front leg with a kick but Solovyev checks it.
Solovyev misses with a wild combination.
Vladimir Solovyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev avoids a kick to the body.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Solovyev throws a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Solovyev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Solovyev's head but Solovyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sven S Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Solovyev.
Svensson tries to work over Solovyev's front leg with a kick but Solovyev checks it.
Svensson with a jab.
Svensson misses the jab.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Solovyev throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solovyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev lands a slapping body shot.
Solovyev throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Svensson throws a head kick but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Solovyev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Solovyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solovyev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Svensson lunges at Solovyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solovyev's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson misses with a leg kick.
Svensson moves out of range as Solovyev throws a body kick.
Solovyev throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Svensson throws a right hand that Solovyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Solovyev also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Solovyev.
I've got Solovyev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Solovyev!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Solovyev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.