PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes to the cage accompanied by This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Poochyena
vs
Tchepikov

225 cm
25
295 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

201 cm
34
298 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
Tchepikov moves out of range as Poochyena strikes.
Tchepikov cracks the inside of Poochyena's front leg.
Poochyena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poochyena takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov is looking to clinch but Poochyena is avoiding it.
Tchepikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tchepikov wants to land a leg kick but Poochyena is out of range.
Poochyena throws an overhand right that lands on Tchepikov's shoulder, as Tchepikov tries to avoid the shot.
Poochyena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov misses with a straight right.
Poochyena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tchepikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poochyena scores with a hook to the body. Tchepikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchepikov throws a leg kick which misses Poochyena's front leg but catches the back leg as Poochyena tries to avoid it.
Poochyena throws a series of punches but Tchepikov moves out of range.
Tchepikov moves out of range as Poochyena strikes.
Poochyena defending well as Tchepikov loads up on a big left hand.
Tchepikov throws a head kick that misses.
Tchepikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poochyena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tchepikov scrambles back to his feet.
Poochyena chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tchepikov can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchepikov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tchepikov closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tchepikov on the inside.

Tchepikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poochyena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tchepikov.
Poochyena uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Tchepikov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poochyena checks a leg kick.
Poochyena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tchepikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Tchepikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Poochyena.
Tchepikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poochyena throws out a loose jab but Tchepikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchepikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tchepikov misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov tries to clinch up.
Tchepikov throws a jab when Poochyena was well out of range.
Tchepikov cracks the inside of Poochyena's front leg.
Tchepikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Tchepikov moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tchepikov taking a breather.
Poochyena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Tchepikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov has a couple of punches blocked by Poochyena.
Tchepikov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tchepikov fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poochyena lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tchepikov.
Poochyena misses with a body punch.
Tchepikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tchepikov gets through Poochyena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poochyena.
A right hand to the body from Tchepikov.
Poochyena is breathing heavily.
Tchepikov lands with a light punch inside.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov misses with a body punch.

Tchepikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena blocks a jab.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the side of Poochyena's head but Poochyena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poochyena throws a hook but Tchepikov avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tamias Poochyena's cut.
That's time! Poochyena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice uppercut there from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poochyena circles away quickly and effectively.
Tchepikov misses with a two punch combination.
Tchepikov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tchepikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poochyena circles away quickly and effectively.
Tchepikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poochyena is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tchepikov swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Maksimilian Tchepikov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchepikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tchepikov lands a right hook to the body.
Poochyena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poochyena manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tchepikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tchepikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov misses with a few strikes there.
Poochyena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the body
and Poochyena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poochyena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tchepikov.
Tchepikov tries to clinch up.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchepikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tchepikov looks to throw a body kick
and Poochyena counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Poochyena does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poochyena throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Poochyena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poochyena thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tchepikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poochyena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tchepikov throws a hook but Poochyena blocks it.
Poochyena avoids the head kick by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tchepikov throws a big shot that misses.
Poochyena is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tchepikov wants to clinch.

Tchepikov instigates a clinch.
Tchepikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tchepikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov digs a right hand into Poochyena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poochyena's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Tchepikov as the two fighters clinch.
Come on Tchepikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tchepikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Poochyena lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tchepikov lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tchepikov lands an uppercut.
Tchepikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Tchepikov misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tchepikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov working hard to break the clinch.
Tchepikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov throws a head punch that misses.
Tchepikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tchepikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tchepikov lands with a left to the head.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tchepikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchepikov misses with the head strike.
Maksimilian Tchepikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poochyena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksimilian Tchepikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Poochyena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Poochyena is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Poochyena. Those never looked like landing.
Tchepikov throws a shot from downtown. Poochyena moves away and avoids it.
Tchepikov swings for the body but Poochyena moves out of range.
The fighters circle, before Tchepikov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Poochyena's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tchepikov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
Maksimilian Tchepikov is the new super heavyweight champion!