PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Lukosewich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for It Kiefa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kiefa
vs
Lukosewich

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Lukosewich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukosewich takes a kick to the side of the head.

Kiefa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lukosewich tries to pull guard but Kiefa holds him up against the cage and eventually Lukosewich drops back down to his feet.
Kiefa connects with a knee to the head.
Kiefa looking to throw knees to the head but Lukosewich is blocking nicely.
Lukosewich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kiefa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lukosewich goes for a takedown attempt but Kiefa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
It Kiefa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Lukosewich.
Kiefa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Lukosewich moves out of range.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but Lukosewich is avoiding it.
Kiefa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukosewich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiefa but Kiefa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lukosewich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiefa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lukosewich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Lukosewich moves out of range.
Kiefa doesn't manage to clinch there - Lukosewich circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa throws a head kick that Lukosewich semi-blocks.
Kiefa lands with a kick to the temple. Lukosewich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kiefa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lukosewich misses with a takedown attempt - Kiefa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lukosewich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiefa.
Kiefa wants to clinch up but Lukosewich keeps it at a distance.
Lukosewich misses with a combination
and Kiefa counters with a thumping low kick.
Lukosewich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiefa counters with a head kick.
Lukosewich looks gassed!
Lukosewich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lukosewich shoots in for a double leg but Kiefa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kiefa has closed the distance and engaged Lukosewich in a clinch.
Lukosewich tries for a takedown but Kiefa manages to get underhooks.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiefa tries to break the clinch but Lukosewich is controlling the position.
Kiefa is looking to break free of the clinch but Lukosewich has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lukosewich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiefa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiefa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lukosewich shoots in and drives through. Kiefa sprawls well.
Lukosewich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kiefa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lukosewich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lukosewich keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa connects with a high kick.
Lukosewich takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lukosewich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukosewich controlling the action here.
Kiefa trying to hold on to Lukosewich's head to control him but Lukosewich postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is looking to improve his position.
Lukosewich not doing much here.
Lukosewich lands strikes from half guard.
Lukosewich controlling the pace.
Kiefa tries to kick Lukosewich off but Lukosewich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lukosewich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lukosewich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiefa wants to get back to full guard.
Lukosewich content to control rather than advance.
Lukosewich lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

It Kiefa 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.

Kiefa tries to clinch up.
Lukosewich tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiefa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiefa lands with a kick to the temple. Lukosewich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lukosewich keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa is looking to clinch.
Kiefa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lukosewich shoots in for a takedown but Kiefa shows good takedown defense.
Lukosewich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiefa connects with a high kick.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiefa wants to clinch.
Lukosewich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lukosewich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lukosewich is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukosewich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiefa is fending him off so far but Lukosewich persists. Nope, Kiefa circles away and we're back to standing.
It Kiefa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Lukosewich.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiefa!
Lukosewich closes the distance and clinches up with Kiefa, looking for a takedown. Lukosewich pushes Kiefa against the cage but Kiefa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but Lukosewich is avoiding it.
Lukosewich misses with a takedown attempt - Kiefa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kiefa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiefa wants to clinch.
Lukosewich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiefa circles away.
It Kiefa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiefa lands with a slapping head kick.
Kiefa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kiefa looks to land a combination. Lukosewich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiefa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lukosewich.
Lukosewich fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiefa. That's going to slow Lukosewich down.
Kiefa swinging wilding here.

Lukosewich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kiefa trying to remain calm as Lukosewich controls from the top position.
Lukosewich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lukosewich cracks Kiefa with a big right hand but Kiefa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukosewich taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Lukosewich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kiefa tries to escape but Lukosewich is in control.
Kiefa being controlled for a moment.
Lukosewich advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lukosewich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kiefa is looking to get to half guard.
Lukosewich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Viktor Lukosewich just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lukosewich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiefa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Viktor Lukosewich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kiefa lands a head kick. Lukosewich smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kiefa looks to land a combination. Lukosewich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiefa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukosewich shoots in and drives through. Kiefa sprawls well.
Kiefa lands a high kick!
Kiefa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Lukosewich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kiefa sprawls well initially but Lukosewich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lukosewich is looking to take a break and control but Kiefa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lukosewich stops Kiefa from getting back to his feet.
Lukosewich controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Despite being in the dominant position, Viktor Lukosewich just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lukosewich misses with a kick to the body
and Kiefa counters with a leg kick.
Lukosewich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiefa stuffs the takedown attempt from Lukosewich. Lukosewich gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiefa lands with a nice combination. Lukosewich backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lukosewich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lukosewich fails to land the takedown.
It Kiefa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Lukosewich.
Lukosewich shoots in and drives through. Kiefa sprawls well.
Lukosewich fails to land the takedown.
Lukosewich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiefa as he jumps to the side.
It Kiefa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiefa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lukosewich misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiefa counters with a head kick.
Lukosewich keeps the fight on the outside.
Lukosewich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiefa pinned against the cage. Kiefa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lukosewich looks for a takedown but Kiefa sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukosewich fails to land the takedown.
Kiefa moves in looking to clinch but Lukosewich pushes him off.
Lukosewich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lukosewich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiefa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiefa struggling a bit here.
Viktor Lukosewich has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lukosewich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiefa wants to control but Lukosewich postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukosewich tries to score with some ground and pound. Kiefa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kiefa is being controlled here.
Kiefa wants to control but Lukosewich postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Kiefa lands but Lukosewich takes it in his stride.
Lukosewich shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiefa sprawls well. He's pushed Lukosewich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kiefa stalks Lukosewich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lukosewich's face. Lukosewich staggers backwards, shaken.
Lukosewich has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Lukosewich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lukosewich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for It Kiefa!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for It Kiefa!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Viktor Lukosewich!

It Kiefa wins by split decision!