PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kourdakov has chosen Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sved
vs
Kourdakov

165 cm
24
148 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

165 cm
33
141 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourdakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sved misses with a head kick.
Kourdakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kourdakov walks into a jab.
Kourdakov throws a wild body kick that Sved sees coming a mile off.
A head kick by Sved misses
and Kourdakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Kourdakov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kourdakov.
Kourdakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sved is just out of range.
Sved waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kourdakov.
Sved throws out a loose jab but Kourdakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kourdakov thumps Sved with a low kick.
Kourdakov misses with a kick to the body.
Sved swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kourdakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kourdakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sved misses the target.

Sved drives through and clinches with Kourdakov against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sved takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kourdakov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sved fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kourdakov looks winded!
A jab lands there for Sved.
Some wild striking there from Sved.
Kourdakov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kourdakov defending well as Sved loads up on a big left hand.
Kourdakov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kourdakov thuds his right hand into Sved's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kourdakov misses with a head kick.
Kourdakov defending well as Sved loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sved.
The fighters circling - Sved throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kourdakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sved moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svend Sved is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sved pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sved is pushing Kourdakov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sved misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved misses with a punch to the body.
Sved working aggressively here.
Sved avoiding damage.
Kourdakov avoids the elbow strike from Sved, against the cage.
Sved tries to land a knee to the head but Kourdakov blocks with his arms.
Sved doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sved misses with some punches.
Sved tries a knee to the head but Kourdakov blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Sved.
The referee calls for Sved to work.
Sved doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sved has a couple of punches blocked by Kourdakov.
Sved missing with knees to the body.
Sved displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kourdakov up against the cage.
Kourdakov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sved gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Svend Sved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kourdakov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kourdakov as Sved tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Sved dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Sved misses the target.
Sved misses with an uppercut. Kourdakov saw that one coming.
Kourdakov throws out a powerful jab.
Sved throws the left hand but Kourdakov avoids the punch easily.
Kourdakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kourdakov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kourdakov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kourdakov thuds a left hand into Sved's body.
Sved throws a hook but Kourdakov avoids it easily.
Sved throws a right hand that misses
and Kourdakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kourdakov punishes Sved's body with a nice straight punch.
Kourdakov avoids the body shot from Sved.
Kourdakov is breathing heavily.
Kourdakov throws the kick towards the body but Sved avoids it.
Sved tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sved fails to land with a series of punches.
Sved jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kourdakov fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Sved throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sved keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov scores with a jab. Sved acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kourdakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sved manages to avoid it.
Kourdakov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sved circles away.
Nice body punch from Sved.
Sved listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sved wants to clinch up but Kourdakov keeps it at a distance.
Kourdakov missing with a left hand there. Sved was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sved is looking to chop away at Kourdakov's legs.
Kourdakov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sved is fending him off so far but Kourdakov persists. Nope, Sved circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Sved.
Kourdakov misses with a wild body shot.
Sved throws a body punch but Kourdakov moves out of range.
Sved swings for the body but Kourdakov moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kourdakov walks into a stiff left hand from Sved.
Kourdakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sved misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kourdakov looks to land a combination but Sved avoids it well.
Kourdakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sved.
Sved tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kourdakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sved.
Sved lands the left hand.
Sved throws a right and a left that Kourdakov avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved misses with a lunging right hand
and Kourdakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kourdakov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sved's head.
Sved throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kourdakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kourdakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sved moves into the clinch.
Kourdakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sved misses with a knee to the head.

Kourdakov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sved has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Kourdakov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kourdakov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sved has picked Kourdakov up and slammed him! Kourdakov can't keep hold of the triangle and Sved manages to pass to side control!
Sved remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sved wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kourdakov keeps working.
Sved working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sved controls the position from side control.
Kourdakov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sved thows a huge punch but Kourdakov dodges it nicely.

Kourdakov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Sved pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kourdakov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svend Sved dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sved misses with an uppercut. Kourdakov saw that one coming.
Svend Sved is winning the standup battle so far.
Sved keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sved lands a two punch combo.
Kourdakov throws a body kick that misses.
Kourdakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sved.
A jab from Kourdakov misses.
Sved throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kourdakov fails with a takedown attempt.
Kourdakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kourdakov throws a right hand that Sved ducks under and follows up with a left that Sved also avoids with ease.
Sved throws a right and a left that Kourdakov avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Sved misses.
Kourdakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Sved.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sved misses
and Kourdakov counters with a three punch combo that has Sved backing up. Sved nods at Kourdakov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sved misses with a straight right.

Sved clinches.

Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Sved.
Kourdakov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sved. Kourdakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sved jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sved misses with a looping right.
Sved stuffs the takedown.
Sved misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kourdakov.
Sved throws a body punch but Kourdakov moves out of range.
Sved scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov misses with a right hand

and Sved counters by moving into the clinch.
Sved swings wildly with an uppercut but Kourdakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Sved as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sved looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sved prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svend Sved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kourdakov.
Kourdakov takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Sved.
Sved missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sved.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sved for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kourdakov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sved after a bit of a struggle.
Sved displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kourdakov up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sved.
Sved pushes off an throws an elbow but Kourdakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kourdakov dodges an elbow strike from Sved.

Kourdakov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sved uses from the top position.
Sved knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kourdakov on the ground.
Kourdakov trying to control the position.
Sved showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Svend Sved is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sved wants to pass the guard but Kourdakov is keeping the position.
Sved stays in close to Kourdakov's body and controls the position.

Kourdakov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sved defends well.
Sved trying to control the position from guard on top but Kourdakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergei Kourdakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kourdakov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sved is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kourdakov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Sved showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sved 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Sved!
Svend Sved seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.