PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Korobov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Korobov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bones
vs
Korobov

196 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, David Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korobov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bones clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Bones.

Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Bones.

Bones moves into the clinch.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bones clinches up against the cage.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bones rushes Korobov and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bones.
Korobov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korobov closes the distance and clinches up with Bones, looking for a takedown. Korobov pushes Bones against the cage but Bones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bones gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bones throws a right and a left that Korobov avoids nicely.

Bones darts in and clinches Korobov up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korobov.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bones throws a combination that misses
and Korobov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bones misses with the combination.
Korobov fails with the takedown.
A combination from Bones does no damage.

Korobov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bones, pushing him back against the cage.
Bones gets through Korobov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korobov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bones throws a right hand that Korobov ducks under and follows up with a left that Korobov also avoids with ease.
Bones misses with a combination
and Korobov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bones is breathing heavily.
Korobov shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Korobov.
Korobov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bones avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korobov, pushing him back against the cage.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bones misses with a combination
and Korobov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Korobov tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bones is fending him off so far but Korobov persists. Nope, Bones circles away and we're back to standing.
David Bones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bones gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Korobov shoots for a double leg takedown but Bones sprawls well. He's pushed Korobov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bones rushes Korobov and presses him up against the cage.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Korobov shoots in but Bones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Korobov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Korobov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
David Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bones pushes Korobov up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones looks to land a combination but Korobov avoids it well.
Bones throws a right hand that Korobov ducks under and follows up with a left that Korobov also avoids with ease.
Bones takes a swing at Korobov's ribcage but misses.
Bones 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.
Korobov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bones.
Korobov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobov shoots in looking for a takedown. Bones tries to sprawl out of it but Korobov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Korobov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Korobov throws a series of punches but Bones avoids them all with ease.
Bones throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Korobov counter with a right hand.
Korobov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korobov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bones tries to bum rush Korobov with a series of wild strikes but Korobov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Korobov fails to land the takedown.
Bones throws a series of punches but Korobov avoids them all with ease.
Bones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korobov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Korobov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Korobov is breathing heavily.

Bones has closed the distance and engaged Korobov in a clinch.

Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bones takes the fight into the clinch.
Bones scores with a shoulder strike.

Bones manages to break the clinch.
Korobov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Korobov somewhat.
David Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Korobov.
Bones misses with a few strikes there.
Korobov swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Korobov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bones to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a combination that misses
and Korobov counters with a left and a right that stings Bones.
Korobov avoids a punch combination nicely.
David Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Bones misses.
Bones stuffs the takedown.
Korobov shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korobov.
Korobov shoots in for a takedown but Bones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bones.
Bones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korobov.
A punch combination from Bones misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bones does no damage.
Korobov punishes Bones's body with a nice straight punch.
Bones throws a combination that misses
and Korobov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bones throws a right hand that Korobov ducks under and follows up with a left that Korobov also avoids with ease.
Korobov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korobov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bones's waist but Bones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Korobov off to one side.
Bones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korobov.
Bones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korobov counters with a left to the body.
Korobov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korobov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bones.
Bones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Korobov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korobov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bones lands a jab to the nose.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Korobov or perhaps it was just good defense by Bones which made him look bad.
Korobov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Korobov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korobov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bones tries to bum rush Korobov with a series of wild strikes but Korobov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korobov throws a right hand that Bones ducks under and follows up with a left that Bones also avoids with ease.
Bones is looking to clinch but Korobov is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Bones misses.

Korobov clinches.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bones.
Korobov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bones.
David Bones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korobov tries to clinch up but Bones circles away and keeps his distance.
Bones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Korobov.
Korobov fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bones misses with a double jab
and Korobov counters with a three punch combo that has Bones backing up. Bones nods at Korobov to acknowledge the strikes.
Korobov wants to clinch.
Bones is looking to clinch but Korobov is avoiding it.
Bones slaps away a takedown attempt from Korobov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Korobov.
Korobov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.
Bones misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands with a nice combination. Korobov backs away looking to recover.

Bones closes the distance and clinches.

Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bones throws a combination that misses
and Korobov counters with a series of strikes. Bones will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Korobov as he connects with a hook.
Korobov shoots in looking for a takedown but Bones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korobov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bones throws a series of punches but Korobov avoids them all with ease.
Bones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Korobov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korobov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bones scrambles back to his feet.

Bones rushes Korobov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korobov tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Bones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Korobov has a takedown stuffed.

Korobov tries to keep at a distance but Bones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bones.
Korobov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David Bones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Korobov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bones after a bit of a struggle.
Bones has Korobov pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobov working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Bones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Korobov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Bones breaks from the clinch.
Bones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korobov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander Korobov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korobov jabs at Bones's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bones!