PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikala Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by INTERNATIONALE. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ljosha Putin
vs
Konani

187 cm
20
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikala Konani!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konani blocks a head kick by Putin.
Konani looks to clinch
and Putin counters with a good low kick that Konani was not able to check.
Konani tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Putin counters with an outside leg kick.
Konani moves to clinch but Putin breaks away
and Putin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mikala Konani has been cut.

Konani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Konani managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konani avoids it.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Konani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Konani's face.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Konani is rocked!
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Konani is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?

That has opened up Mikala Konani's cut even more.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Konani seems to have recovered his senses.
Konani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Konani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konani avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Konani won't want to take too many of those.
Putin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konani tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konani tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Konani back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Konani takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Mikala Konani's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Putin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konani.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
Konani looks winded!
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Putin.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikala Konani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
A victorious Aleksei Ljosha Putin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.