PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gepeto Pinoquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valera Kamenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenskiy has chosen The only as his entrance music. Gepeto Pinoquio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pinoquio
vs
Kamenskiy

198 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
250 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Gepeto Pinoquio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valera Kamenskiy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinoquio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinoquio misses with a two punch combination.
Kamenskiy dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Valera Kamenskiy has been cut.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination. Kamenskiy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Pinoquio looks to land a combination. Kamenskiy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kamenskiy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinoquio as he avoids it easily.
Pinoquio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinoquio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamenskiy.
Pinoquio throws a right hand that Kamenskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamenskiy also avoids with ease.
Kamenskiy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kamenskiy wants to clinch.
Kamenskiy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinoquio.

Kamenskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pinoquio stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenskiy can't get the takedown.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valera Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy looks gassed!
Kamenskiy goes for a takedown attempt but Pinoquio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Pinoquio.
Gepeto Pinoquio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinoquio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinoquio misses with the combination.
Pinoquio lands a two punch combo.
Gepeto Pinoquio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinoquio misses with a double jab

and Kamenskiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Kamenskiy fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kamenskiy is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Kamenskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kamenskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinoquio stuffs the takedown attempt from Kamenskiy. Kamenskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamenskiy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Pinoquio scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio throws a series of punches but Kamenskiy moves out of range.
Kamenskiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinoquio is fending him off so far but Kamenskiy persists. Nope, Pinoquio circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinoquio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamenskiy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamenskiy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamenskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinoquio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kamenskiy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pinoquio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kamenskiy.
Pinoquio leaves Kamenskiy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinoquio stalks Kamenskiy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kamenskiy's face. Kamenskiy staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinoquio tries to bum rush Kamenskiy with a series of wild strikes but Kamenskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Kamenskiy avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Pinoquio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinoquio.
Kamenskiy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinoquio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinoquio.
Kamenskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio throws a right and a left that Kamenskiy avoids nicely.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Pinoquio. No joy for Kamenskiy on that attempt.
Kamenskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinoquio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice combination there by Pinoquio.

Pinoquio tries to keep at a distance but Kamenskiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinoquio blocks an elbow strike from Kamenskiy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kamenskiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Pinoquio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinoquio misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gepeto Pinoquio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valera Kamenskiy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kamenskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pinoquio throws a right and a left that Kamenskiy avoids nicely.
Pinoquio cracks Kamenskiy with an open hand slap.
Pinoquio misses with a two punch combination.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Kamenskiy avoids it well.
Pinoquio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kamenskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinoquio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamenskiy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamenskiy misses with a wild combination.
Kamenskiy tries to clinch up but Pinoquio circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinoquio misses with a two punch combination.
Gepeto Pinoquio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamenskiy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinoquio misses with the combination.
Kamenskiy throws a head kick but Pinoquio moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinoquio misses with a combination
and Kamenskiy counters with a big head kick but Pinoquio shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinoquio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinoquio throws a hook to the side of Kamenskiy's head but Kamenskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinoquio misses the jab.
Gepeto Pinoquio is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamenskiy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pinoquio as he jumps to the side.
Kamenskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinoquio feints a jab promting Kamenskiy to slip. Pinoquio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kamenskiy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pinoquio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamenskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinoquio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinoquio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamenskiy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kamenskiy counters with a single leg into guard. Pinoquio didn't expect that.
Pinoquio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pinoquio tries to get out of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pinoquio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinoquio is looking to stand up but Kamenskiy isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamenskiy trying to control but Pinoquio is working from the bottom.
Kamenskiy throwing strikes from guard but Pinoquio blocks nicely.
Kamenskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinoquio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Valera Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinoquio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kamenskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinoquio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kamenskiy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kamenskiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinoquio keeping moving, preventing Kamenskiy from controlling successfully.

Kamenskiy stands up and waves to Pinoquio to follow him.
Pinoquio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamenskiy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kamenskiy scores with a kick to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamenskiy.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valera Kamenskiy.
Kamenskiy dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio tries to bum rush Kamenskiy with a series of wild strikes but Kamenskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinoquio swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamenskiy throws a nice head kick!
Kamenskiy dives in and grabs Pinoquio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinoquio pushes down on Kamenskiy's head and hops out.
A combination from Pinoquio does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinoquio moves out of range of the body kick from Kamenskiy.
Pinoquio throws a nice looking combination but Kamenskiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinoquio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinoquio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamenskiy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valera Kamenskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valera Kamenskiy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pinoquio misses with the combination.
Pinoquio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamenskiy momentarily.
Kamenskiy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kamenskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinoquio.
Pinoquio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinoquio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pinoquio misses.
Pinoquio missing with a left hand there. Kamenskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamenskiy dives in and grabs Pinoquio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinoquio pushes down on Kamenskiy's head and hops out.
Kamenskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Pinoquio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinoquio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenskiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pinoquio avoids it really well and circles away.
Pinoquio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pinoquio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kamenskiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenskiy slips a nice elbow through Pinoquio's hands, connecting with Pinoquio's forehead.
Kamenskiy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kamenskiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamenskiy trying to control the pace.
Kamenskiy is trying to control. Pinoquio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio is trying to maintain the position but Kamenskiy is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Valera Kamenskiy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pinoquio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinoquio.
Kamenskiy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinoquio defends it nicely.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valera Kamenskiy.
Pinoquio looks to land a combination but Kamenskiy avoids it well.
Kamenskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinoquio misses with a combination

and Kamenskiy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valera Kamenskiy has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenskiy moves into full mount! Pinoquio won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenskiy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pinoquio because Kamenskiy loaded up on that one.
Kamenskiy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinoquio is trying to stand.
Kamenskiy wants to control the pace but Pinoquio is squirming around nicely.
Kamenskiy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kamenskiy looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kamenskiy dominating with strikes here.
Kamenskiy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kamenskiy looking to control but Pinoquio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamenskiy cracks Pinoquio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valera Kamenskiy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kamenskiy 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valera Kamenskiy!
A very excited looking Valera Kamenskiy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.