PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzbek Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krasavchik
vs
Pupkoff

206 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
227 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uzbek Krasavchik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krasavchik looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.

Pupkoff closes the distance and pushes Krasavchik back into the cage.
Krasavchik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Krasavchik tries to keep at a distance but Pupkoff has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Pupkoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pupkoff rushes Krasavchik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Krasavchik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pupkoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff scoring well with a low kick there.

Krasavchik tries to keep at a distance but Pupkoff has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch.

Pupkoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krasavchik, pushing him back against the cage.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pupkoff moves into the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.

Pupkoff rushes Krasavchik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pupkoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pupkoff thumps Krasavchik with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff connects with a looping right hand.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pupkoff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pupkoff.

Pupkoff moves into the clinch.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Pupkoff connects with a high kick.

Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krasavchik is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Krasavchik slips a jab and a cross from Pupkoff.
Pupkoff has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pupkoff scoring well with a low kick there.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. Krasavchik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff takes the fight into the clinch.

Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
Pupkoff lands a nice hook to Krasavchik's body. Krasavchik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pupkoff connects with a solid leg kick.
Krasavchik dodges the punch combination from Pupkoff.

Pupkoff gets a clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krasavchik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pupkoff connects with a solid leg kick.

Pupkoff has Krasavchik up against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff tests Krasavchik's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Pupkoff rushes Krasavchik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Krasavchik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pupkoff.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pupkoff drives through and clinches with Krasavchik against the cage.

Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. Krasavchik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A solid leg kick lands there for Pupkoff.
Pupkoff misses with a two punch combination.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupkoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krasavchik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pupkoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pupkoff. That's going to slow Krasavchik down.
Nice body punch from Pupkoff.
Pupkoff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krasavchik takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krasavchik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krasavchik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Pupkoff rushes Krasavchik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krasavchik tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. Krasavchik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pupkoff.

Krasavchik gets tackled into the cage by Pupkoff. Pupkoff maintains the clinch.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Pupkoff.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that Krasavchik avoids nicely.
Ivan Pupkoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krasavchik circles away quickly and effectively.
Krasavchik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Pupkoff misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pupkoff.

Krasavchik gets tackled into the cage by Pupkoff. Pupkoff maintains the clinch.

Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff takes the fight into the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch.

Pupkoff closes the distance and clinches.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Pupkoff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krasavchik rather than just go for the knockout.
Pupkoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Pupkoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch.
Pupkoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krasavchik gets tackled into the cage by Pupkoff. Pupkoff maintains the clinch.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Pupkoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krasavchik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Pupkoff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Pupkoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Pupkoff closes the distance and clinches.

Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pupkoff closes the distance and pushes Krasavchik back into the cage.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Krasavchik avoids them all with ease.
Krasavchik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krasavchik dodges the punch combination from Pupkoff.

Pupkoff darts in and clinches Krasavchik up against the cage.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pupkoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Pupkoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Krasavchik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krasavchik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pupkoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Krasavchik.
Pupkoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pupkoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Pupkoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pupkoff moves into the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pupkoff has Krasavchik up against the cage in a clinch.

Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krasavchik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pupkoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pupkoff misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pupkoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Pupkoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Pupkoff has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Krasavchik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pupkoff scores with a leg kick.
Pupkoff throws a nice looking combination but Krasavchik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pupkoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krasavchik.
Pupkoff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasavchik is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pupkoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a nice looking combination but Krasavchik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Pupkoff misses.
Ivan Pupkoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pupkoff has managed to clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pupkoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krasavchik, pushing him back against the cage.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Krasavchik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Pupkoff.

Pupkoff moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkoff connects with a body shot that sends Krasavchik's belly button to the back.

Pupkoff moves into the clinch successfully.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pupkoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Pupkoff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krasavchik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

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

Krasavchik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pupkoff throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Krasavchik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pupkoff throws a nice looking combination but Krasavchik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff lands a right hook to the body.
Krasavchik seems to have got his legs back now.
Pupkoff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krasavchik doesn't seem bothered though.
Uzbek Krasavchik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pupkoff drives through and clinches with Krasavchik against the cage.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Pupkoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krasavchik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
Pupkoff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krasavchik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pupkoff.
Ivan Pupkoff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pupkoff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Pupkoff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pupkoff 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Pupkoff!
A victorious Ivan Pupkoff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.