PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easton comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne The Beast (Uncensored) . Semenov has chosen Krovostok-Biography as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Easton
vs
Semenov

175 cm
29
140 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

176 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Brute

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

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 Helsinki, Cody Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxim Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov takes a swing at Easton's ribcage but misses.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Easton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Easton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Easton.
Semenov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Easton counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Semenov misses with a few strikes there.
Easton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Easton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Easton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Easton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Easton is looking to wear down Semenov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Semenov connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov walks into a jab.
Semenov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easton. That did some damage!
Easton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
Semenov throws a low kick but Easton avoids it.
Easton misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Semenov throws a low kick, looking for Easton's leg but Easton calmly moves out of range.
Easton takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Easton works Semenov's body with a nice hook.
Easton lands with a good body shot.
Semenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Easton feints a jab promting Semenov to slip. Easton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Semenov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Semenov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Semenov has time to react.
Semenov throws a looping overhand right but Easton ducks down to avoid it.
Easton lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenov misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Easton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easton. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Easton cracks Semenov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Easton throws a series of punches but Semenov moves out of range.
Easton checks a leg kick nicely.
Semenov tries a low kick but Easton avoids it.
Easton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenov.
Semenov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Semenov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Easton counters with a left and a right that stings Semenov.
Semenov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Easton looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Easton lands a glancing blow to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Easton avoids them all with ease.
Easton cracks Semenov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Easton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenov misses with a wild body shot.
Easton lands with a shot to the body.
Easton scores with a hook to the body. Semenov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Easton thuds a left hand into Semenov's body.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Easton there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov tried to score with a low kick but Easton checks it.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenov.
Easton lands the left hand.
Easton lands a body shot.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Easton is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easton takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Semenov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Easton avoids the body shot from Semenov.
Semenov thumps Easton with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Easton dominated that round.
That's time! Easton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Easton swinging wildly here.
Easton throws a low kick but Semenov avoids it.
Easton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Easton punishes Semenov's body with a nice straight punch.
Semenov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Easton counters with a right hand to the body.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Semenov.
Easton scores with a body shot.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Semenov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Easton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Easton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Semenov throws a solid leg kick but Easton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Semenov.
Easton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Easton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easton. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Easton tests Semenov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Easton jabs Semenov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Easton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Easton catches Semenov right on the button with a cross.
Easton blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Semenov tries to score with a low kick but Easton moves his leg out of the way.
Easton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maxim Semenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Semenov.
Easton lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Semenov.
Semenov thows a body shot but no joy.
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Easton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Easton.
Easton lands with a shot to the body.
Easton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Semenov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Easton coming out on top.
Semenov lands a leg kick that knocks Easton off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws a body kick that misses.
Semenov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Semenov, right into the meat.
Easton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenov.
Semenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Easton.
Semenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easton thows a body shot but no joy.
Cody Easton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Semenov.
A jab from Semenov misses.
Easton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Easton connects with a body shot.
Easton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov throws a head kick that misses.
Semenov drops his hands momentarily and Easton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Semenov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenov thows a body shot but no joy.
Easton lands with a cross.
Easton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Semenov does no damage.
Semenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Easton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenov is breathing heavily.
Semenov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Easton.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easton throws a shot to the body.
Easton lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Easton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Semenov has time to react.
Easton throws a combination that misses
and Semenov counters with a good low kick that Easton was not able to check.
Semenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Easton is looking to score with low kicks.
Semenov lands with a kick to the temple. Easton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Easton looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Easton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easton moves out of range of the leg kick from Semenov.
Semenov swinging wildly here.
Easton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Semenov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Semenov does no damage.
Semenov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Easton's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Semenov.
Cody Easton is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a head kick that misses.
Easton checks a leg kick.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Easton.
Easton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
Easton misses with a low kick.
Easton lands a body shot.
Semenov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from Easton is predictable there
and Semenov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov scores with a head kick.
Semenov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Semenov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton blocks a head kick by Semenov.
Semenov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenov.
Good work by Easton as he checks the leg kick.
Easton misses with a low kick as Semenov jumps back.
Easton lands a body shot.
Easton takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easton swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Easton scores with a nice right hand.
Easton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Easton misses with a low kick.
Easton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Easton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Easton.
Easton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Easton misses with a double jab.
Semenov fails to land with a series of punches.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenov.
Easton lands a body shot.
Semenov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easton. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Semenov, right into the meat.
Semenov misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Easton throws a low kick, looking for Semenov's leg but Semenov calmly moves out of range.
Semenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easton looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Semenov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Easton is able to avoid easily.
Semenov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Easton is out of range and Semenov settles back down.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Semenov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Easton throws a series of punches but Semenov avoids them all with ease.
Easton misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Semenov.
Easton misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Easton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Easton 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Easton!
Cody Easton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vitality logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.