PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev's entrance music is 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. A fine choice. Kharitonov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLUNT - Raggae All Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aliyev
vs
Kharitonov

179 cm
32
160 lbs
25 - 5 - 2

170 cm
24
156 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 25 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov clobbers Aliyev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aliyev motions for Kharitonov to come forward. Aliyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharitonov lands a front kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Aliyev motions for Kharitonov to come forward. Aliyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kharitonov scores with a spinning back kick!
Aliyev avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Aliyev misses with a straight left.
Kharitonov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. Aliyev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov lands a high kick!
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick which misses Aliyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Aliyev tries to avoid it.
Kharitonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Aliyev moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aliyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aliyev checks a low kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
Aliyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aliyev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kharitonov's sensitive parts.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Aliyev.
Aliyev avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aliyev.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aliyev misses with a double jab
and Kharitonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov connects with a right hand. Aliyev shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kharitonov lands a jab to the nose.
Aliyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aliyev misses with a low kick as Kharitonov jumps back.
Aliyev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharitonov's hands.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Aliyev swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Aliyev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kharitonov with a hook.
Kharitonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kharitonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Aliyev scores with a body shot.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov thumps Aliyev with a low kick.
Kharitonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kharitonov motions for Aliyev to come forward. Kharitonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aliyev.
A good leg kick by Kharitonov.
Aliyev tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kharitonov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aliyev is out of range.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov defending well as Aliyev loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aliyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aliyev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aliyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharitonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aliyev can pounce on him.
Kharitonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aliyev doesn't seem bothered though.
Kharitonov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aliyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aliyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kharitonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kharitonov misses with a wild combination.
Aliyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aliyev is looking to clinch but Kharitonov is avoiding it.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Aliyev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick from Aliyev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kharitonov thuds his shin into the meat of Aliyev's side.
Aliyev misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Aliyev.
Aliyev avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Aliyev.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Aliyev misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kharitonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aliyev is able to avoid easily.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kharitonov throws the kick towards the body but Aliyev avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aliyev 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 Kharitonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kharitonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aliyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kharitonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Aliyev misses with a looping right.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Aliyev checks it.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Aliyev.
Aliyev moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
Kharitonov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aliyev is looking to clinch but Kharitonov is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Aliyev coming out on top.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aliyev misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kharitonov.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aliyev throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kharitonov as he connects with a hook.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov tests Aliyev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aliyev.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharitonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aliyev.
Kharitonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aliyev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kharitonov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharitonov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aliyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aliyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov walks into a left hand.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
Aliyev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aliyev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Aliyev moves out of range easily.
Aliyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aliyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aliyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Aliyev.
Aliyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Aliyev misses with a head kick.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aliyev. That did some damage!
Aliyev misses with a two punch combination.
Kharitonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kharitonov.
Aliyev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev checks a low kick from Kharitonov.
Aliyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov.
A big right from Aliyev misses.
Aliyev moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
Aliyev misses the jab.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Aliyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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!
Aliyev checks the leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Aliyev misses with a body punch
and Kharitonov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Kharitonov does no damage.
Kharitonov lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aliyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov misses with a two punch combination.
Aliyev looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharitonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kharitonov throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Kharitonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Aliyev.
Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aliyev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kharitonov misses.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
Aliyev takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Kharitonov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Aliyev.
Aliyev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharitonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kharitonov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Kharitonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Aliyev off the cage and back into range.
Kharitonov with a hook.
Kharitonov tries a low kick but Aliyev avoids it.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aliyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aliyev misses with a body shot.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick that knocks Aliyev off balance momentarily.
Aliyev scores with a leg kick.
Kharitonov scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kharitonov. Those never looked like landing.
Aliyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Aliyev tries to clinch up.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kharitonov throws the kick towards the body but Aliyev avoids it.
Heydar Aliyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Aliyev.
Kharitonov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aliyev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aliyev wants to clinch up but Kharitonov keeps it at a distance.
Aliyev misses with a hook.
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!
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aliyev throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov cracks a nice hook into Aliyev's ribs.
Aliyev misses with a left hand
and Kharitonov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kharitonov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aliyev will feel that in the morning.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aliyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aliyevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Aliyev. Those never looked like landing.
Kharitonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aliyev can pounce on him.
Kharitonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharitonov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kharitonov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aliyev's calf.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Kharitonov does it's job there.
Aliyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that Aliyev semi-blocks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kharitonov!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aliyev checks a leg kick.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kharitonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aliyev momentarily.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Aliyev's leg. Aliyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aliyev misses with an uppercut.
Vladimir Kharitonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Kharitonov slams his shin into Aliyev's torso.
Crunch! Kharitonov slams his shin into Aliyev's torso.
Aliyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aliyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aliyev misses with a wild combination.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Aliyev strikes.
Kharitonov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aliyev takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aliyev if he has to take too many more of those.
Kharitonov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kharitonov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Kharitonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kharitonov 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kharitonov!
Vladimir Kharitonov made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview.