PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surangel Oiterong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oiterong has chosen American Idiot as his entrance music. Surangel Oiterong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Katorjnov
vs
Oiterong

178 cm
40
184 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

192 cm
23
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nickolay Katorjnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Surangel Oiterong!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oiterong blocks a head kick by Katorjnov.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Oiterong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Oiterong lands.
Katorjnov misses with a double jab.
Katorjnov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oiterong momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Oiterong.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Oiterong tries to bum rush Katorjnov with a series of wild strikes but Katorjnov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oiterong jabs Katorjnov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Katorjnov looks to land a left hand but Oiterong moved out of range nicely.
Oiterong throws a looping overhand right but Katorjnov ducks down to avoid it.
Katorjnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oiterong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katorjnov.
Nice body kick from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oiterong.
Oiterong misses with a left hand
and Katorjnov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oiterong swinging wildly here.
Oiterong takes a swing at Katorjnov's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiterong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oiterong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katorjnov moves out of range of the strikes.
Katorjnov fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Oiterong.
Oiterong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Katorjnov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oiterong.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Katorjnov tries to bum rush Oiterong with a series of wild strikes but Oiterong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oiterong throws a looping overhand right but Katorjnov ducks down to avoid it.
Oiterong lands a nice shot that snaps Katorjnov's head back.
Oiterong throws a jab when Katorjnov was well out of range.
Katorjnov misses with a wild combination.
Katorjnov throws a series of strikes that have Oiterong backpedaling.
Katorjnov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oiterong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Katorjnov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oiterong's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oiterong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Oiterong.
Katorjnov misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov blocks a jab.
Katorjnov misses with a two punch combination.
Katorjnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katorjnov looks to land a combination but Oiterong avoids it well.
Oiterong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Katorjnov counters with a right hand to the body.
Katorjnov dodges the punch combination from Oiterong.
Katorjnov misses with a body kick.
Katorjnov misses with a two punch combination.
Oiterong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katorjnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katorjnov blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov slips under a jab.
Oiterong misses with a hook. Katorjnov ducked under it nicely.
Katorjnov moves out of range as Oiterong strikes.
Oiterong throws a lazy uppercut
and Katorjnov counters with a nice uppercut.
Oiterong cracks Katorjnov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No joy there for Oiterong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oiterong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Oiterong.
Oiterong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katorjnov.
Oiterong lands a two punch combo.
Katorjnov lands a leg kick that knocks Oiterong off balance momentarily.
Oiterong cracks a nice hook into Katorjnov's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Oiterong. Those never looked like landing.
Oiterong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oiterong misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Oiterong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katorjnov misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oiterong.
Katorjnov misses with a wild combination.
Oiterong lands a nice looking body shot.
Oiterong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oiterong connects with a right hand. Katorjnov shakes it off.
Katorjnov slips a jab and a cross from Oiterong.
Katorjnov lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Katorjnov misses.
Decent striking displayed by Katorjnov there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katorjnov throws a nice looking combination but Oiterong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katorjnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oiterong circles away quickly and effectively.
Oiterong throws a hook but Katorjnov blocks it.
Oiterong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katorjnov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surangel Oiterong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Katorjnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Oiterong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Katorjnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oiterong.
Oiterong misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Oiterong misses the target.
Oiterong's corner calls for a 1-2. Oiterong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katorjnov with a hook.
Katorjnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oiterong.
Oiterong catches Katorjnov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Oiterong.
Oiterong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Katorjnov scores with a jab to the head.
Oiterong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katorjnov.
A shot to the body from Oiterong misses
and Katorjnov counters with a stiff right hand.
Katorjnov throws a series of punches but Oiterong avoids them all with ease.
Oiterong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katorjnov momentarily.
Katorjnov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oiterong misses with a straight left.
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Oiterong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oiterong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katorjnov moves out of range of the strikes.
Surangel Oiterong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oiterong throws a body punch but Katorjnov moves out of range.
Nickolay Katorjnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katorjnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katorjnov dodges the punch combination from Oiterong.
Oiterong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katorjnov staying out of range there.
Oiterong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katorjnov moves out of range of the strikes.
Katorjnov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Katorjnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Oiterong misses with a hook. Katorjnov ducked under it nicely.
Katorjnov scores with a body shot.
Oiterong missing with a left hand there. Katorjnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katorjnov fakes the leg kick and cracks Oiterong in the body.
Katorjnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oiterong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Katorjnov misses with a leg kick
and Oiterong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov feints a jab promting Oiterong to slip. Katorjnov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oiterong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oiterong throws the left hand but Katorjnov avoids the punch easily.
Katorjnov throws a jab when Oiterong was well out of range.
Oiterong throws out a loose jab but Katorjnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katorjnov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katorjnov takes one to the side of the head.
Oiterong throws a hook but Katorjnov blocks it.
Katorjnov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oiterong misses with a straight left.
Katorjnov throws a shot from downtown. Oiterong moves away and avoids it.
Katorjnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oiterong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oiterong thows a body shot but no joy.
Oiterong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oiterong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Katorjnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oiterong.
Oiterong misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov misses with a few strikes there.
Katorjnov misses with a wild combination.
Oiterong misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong lands a jab to the head.
Oiterong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oiterong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katorjnov slips a jab from Oiterong.
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Oiterong.
Katorjnov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Katorjnov.
Oiterong loads up on a big right hand but Katorjnov slips the punch.
Oiterong misses with a wild body shot.
Oiterong fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oiterong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Katorjnov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katorjnov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oiterong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oiterong throws a jab when Katorjnov was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surangel Oiterong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Oiterong misses with a hook to the body
and Katorjnov counters with a series of strikes. Oiterong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Katorjnov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oiterong takes a swing at Katorjnov's ribcage but misses.
Oiterong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oiterong throws a looping overhand right but Katorjnov ducks down to avoid it.
Oiterong throws the left hand but Katorjnov avoids the punch easily.
Katorjnov throws a body punch but Oiterong moves out of range.
Katorjnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oiterong.
Katorjnov moves away from the strike by Oiterong.
A punch combination from Katorjnov misses.
Katorjnov lands with a nice combination. Oiterong backs away looking to recover.
Oiterong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Katorjnov counters with a left and a right that stings Oiterong.
Katorjnov misses with a wild combination.
Oiterong misses the shot to the body.
Katorjnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oiterong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Oiterong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oiterong.
Oiterong scores with a one two! Katorjnov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oiterong misses with an uppercut. Katorjnov saw that one coming.
Katorjnov lands a head shot.
Oiterong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oiterong misses with a jab to the body
and Katorjnov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katorjnov moves out of range as Oiterong strikes.
Katorjnov throws a head kick that misses.
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Oiterong.
Oiterong throws a jab when Katorjnov was well out of range.
Oiterong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oiterong missing with a left hand there. Katorjnov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katorjnov ducks under a wild hook from Oiterong.
Katorjnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oiterong throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Oiterong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katorjnov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Katorjnov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katorjnov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oiterong looks to score with a jab to the body but Katorjnov is just out of range.
Katorjnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oiterong.
Oiterong scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Oiterong.
Oiterong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katorjnov backs up against the cage.
Oiterong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oiterong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katorjnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katorjnov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oiterong moves out of range as Katorjnov throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oiterong takes a swing at Katorjnov's ribcage but misses.
Katorjnov scores with a nice right hand.
Oiterong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oiterong misses with a wild body shot.
Katorjnov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good leg kick by Katorjnov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katorjnov lands with an uppercut that bounces Oiterong off the cage and back into range.
Katorjnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katorjnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oiterong circles away quickly and effectively.
Oiterong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oiterong dodges the punch combination from Katorjnov.
Oiterong misses the jab.
Surangel Oiterong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Katorjnov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the body from Oiterong misses
and Katorjnov counters with an outside leg kick.
Oiterong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katorjnov has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov misses with a leg kick.
Katorjnov walks into a jab.
Oiterong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katorjnov moves away.
Good exchange - Oiterong coming out on top.
Nickolay Katorjnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katorjnov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oiterong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oiterong looks to throw the jab but Katorjnov is out of range.
Oiterong just misses with a punch to the body.
Oiterong misses with a two punch combination.
Oiterong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oiterong scores with a three punch combo!
Oiterong throws a right and a left that Katorjnov avoids nicely.
Katorjnov throws a hook but Oiterong avoids it easily.
Crunch! Katorjnov slams his shin into Oiterong's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Surangel Oiterong.
Well Oiterong 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surangel Oiterong!
A very excited looking Surangel Oiterong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.