PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Kukharev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Asce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kukharev
vs
Asce

196 cm
18
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Maxim Kukharev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jojo Asce!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukharev.
Kukharev throws a jab when Asce was well out of range.
A jab from Kukharev misses.
Asce lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kukharev will feel that in the morning.
Asce bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Asce fails to land with a series of punches.
Kukharev misses with a right hand
and Asce finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukharev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Asce finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kukharev is breathing heavily.
Asce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukharev sprawls well. Kukharev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asce gets slowly back to his feet.
Asce slips under a jab from Kukharev.
Asce throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kukharev throws out the jab.

Asce instigates a clinch.

Asce breaks the clinch.
Asce throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kukharev to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Asce.

It looks like Maxim Kukharev has been cut.
Asce misses the jab.
Kukharev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asce manages to avoid it.
Asce wants to clinch.
Asce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kukharev swivels and escapes.
Asce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kukharev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asce somewhat.
Maxim Kukharev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jojo Asce.
Asce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kukharev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukharev.
Kukharev throws a jab but it's blocked by Asce.
Kukharev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kukharev swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asce misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukharev. Asce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kukharev swings for the body but Asce moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kukharev. No joy for Asce on that attempt.
Jojo Asce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukharev circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kukharev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Jojo Asce has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukharev lands with a shot to the body.
Kukharev slips a jab and a cross from Asce.

Asce clinches up against the cage.
Kukharev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kukharev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asce is looking to clinch but Kukharev is avoiding it.
Asce blocks a jab.
Asce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukharev.
Asce dives in and grabs Kukharev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kukharev pushes down on Asce's head and hops out.
Kukharev looks to land a right hand but Asce moved out of range.
Kukharev throws a jab but it's blocked by Asce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukharev throws a lazy right hand but Asce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kukharev.
Asce tries to clinch there but Kukharev circles away.
Asce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asce tries to clinch up but Kukharev circles away and keeps his distance.
Asce shoots in looking for a takedown. Kukharev tries to sprawl out of it but Asce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kukharev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kukharev takes a swing at Asce's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asce delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asce misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojo Asce dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kukharev tries a body shot but Asce blocks it.

Asce jumps guard.
Kukharev is looking to pass into half guard but Asce pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Asce is in guard.
Asce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Asce's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jojo Asce was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kukharev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kukharev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Asce.
Asce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kukharev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kukharev misses with a straight right.
Asce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kukharev.
Kukharev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukharev throws out a loose jab but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukharev loads up on a big right hand but Asce slips the punch.
Asce looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Asce shoots in and bounces Kukharev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Kukharev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Asce passes into side control.
Kukharev is trying to control Asce's posture but Asce avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukharev is looking for a sweep.
Kukharev is working hard here to advance position.
Kukharev is letting Asce control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Asce stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maxim Kukharev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Kukharev. No joy for Asce on that attempt.
Kukharev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asce moves away.
Kukharev misses with a hook. Asce ducked under it nicely.
Asce lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kukharev's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukharev throws a hook but Asce blocks it.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukharev. Asce does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojo Asce 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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kukharev throws out a loose jab but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukharev misses with a hook. Asce ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Kukharev misses.

Asce moves into the clinch.
Asce tries to pull guard but Kukharev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Asce is trying to break the clinch but Kukharev has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kukharev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kukharev lands a hook to the side of the head.

Asce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asce fails in his attempt to clinch.

Asce has closed the distance and engaged Kukharev in a clinch.
Kukharev swings wildly with an uppercut but Asce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kukharev misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukharev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kukharev tries to throw a body punch but Asce avoids it by throwing Kukharev back against the cage.
Kukharev throws a punch but it's blocked by Asce.
Kukharev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asce backwards.
Asce goes for a takedown attempt but Kukharev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kukharev misses the jab.
Asce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asce slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Asce.
Asce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asce stalks Kukharev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kukharev's face. Kukharev staggers backwards, shaken.

Maxim Kukharev's cut is getting worse.
Kukharev throws a hook but Asce avoids it easily.
Asce thows a body shot but no joy.
Jojo Asce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asce moves out of range as Kukharev strikes.
Asce throws a series of punches but Kukharev avoids them all with ease.
Asce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kukharev paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Asce lands a big head kick that sends Kukharev tumbling to the mat! Asce takes a step backwards and waves Kukharev back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kukharev is rocked!
Kukharev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asce.
Asce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asce lands with a nice body kick.
Kukharev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kukharev thows a body shot but no joy.
Asce looks to land a combination but Kukharev avoids it well.
Asce buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kukharev swats away the attempt to clinch by Asce.
Crunch! Asce slams his shin into Kukharev's torso.
Asce is looking to slow Kukharev down with leg kicks.
Maxim Kukharev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kukharev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukharev misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukharev.
Jojo Asce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kukharev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asce is looking to clinch.
Kukharev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce misses with a head kick.
Asce wants to clinch up but Kukharev keeps it at a distance.
Asce dodges the punch combination from Kukharev.
Asce is looking to slow Kukharev down with leg kicks.
Jojo Asce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asce lands a front kick.
Asce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kukharev.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jojo Asce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojo Asce!