PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Konstantin Bumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bumov
vs
Brooks

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Excellent MT
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Bumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bumov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Bumov trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bumov stalling in the clinch.
Bumov trying to land knees to the body.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Bumov tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Bumov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bumov.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
Bumov throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bumov throws an elbow but misses.
Brooks tries to stall but Bumov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brooks prevents a body shot from Bumov.
Bumov missing with knees to the body.
Bumov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bumov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bumov connects with a knee to the head.
Bumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bumov has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bumov misses with an elbow strike.
Bumov misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Brooks is leaning against Bumov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Bumov to work.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Bumov throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks letting Bumov take a breather here.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Bumov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bumov tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bumov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Bumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bumov is keeping busy.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Bumov missing with knees to the body.
Bumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks blocks an elbow strike from Bumov.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bumov backwards.
Bumov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to stall but Bumov improves his position.
Bumov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Bumov pushes Brooks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bumov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Bumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Bumov.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Bumov has him pressed against the ropes.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bumov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bumov misses with an elbow strike.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Brooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Bumov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bumov throws a wild body kick that Brooks sees coming a mile off.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bumov.

Brooks rushes Bumov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bumov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bumov prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks lands an elbow inside.
Brooks avoiding damage as Bumov throws knees to the body.
Bumov tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Bumov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bumov tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Bumov looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bumov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.
Brooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumov lands an elbow inside.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumov obliges.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bumov trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bumov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brooks's brow.

Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Bumov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konstantin Bumov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Bumov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
Bumov lands an elbow inside that Brooks shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumov obliges.
Bumov tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Bumov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bumov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bumov wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumov scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
Bumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Bumov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bumov misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks leaning against his opponent.
Brooks tries to circle away but Bumov has him pinned against the ropes.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Bumov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
Bumov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bumov.
Bumov misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bumov misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bumov working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bumov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bumov tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Bumov back against the ropes.
Bumov scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin Bumov dominated that second round.
That's time! Bumov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bumov throws a leg kick but Brooks moved away.
Bumov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bumov has time to react.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Bumov throws an elbow but it misses.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Brooks taking a breather.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bumov.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks tries a body shot but Bumov blocks it.
Bumov trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bumov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bumov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumov missing with knees to the body.
Bumov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bumov won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bumov as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bumov.
Bumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooks misses with a body punch.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Bumov lands a nice uppercut.
Bumov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brooks up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumov lands a good knee to the midsection. Brooks won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bumov has Brooks pressed against the ropes, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dakota Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bumov's brow.
Bumov missing with knees to the body.
Bumov lands a damaging elbow.
Bumov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
Bumov tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Bumov back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Bumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brooks avoids it.
Brooks tries to break free but Bumov pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bumov.
Bumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumov misses with an elbow strike.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Bumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Brooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Bumov.
Brooks is trying to stall.
Bumov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Konstantin Bumov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Brooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bumov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumov misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Bumov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bumov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Bumov!
During a confident post fight interview, Konstantin Bumov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.