PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kalashnikov's choice of entrance music: Leningrad Cowboys - Those were the days . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Odin
vs
Kalashnikov

199 cm
27
264 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
245 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cynical Truth (steel penn)

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Odin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalashnikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalashnikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been informed that Kalashnikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Odin with a nice cross.
Kalashnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov misses with a straight right.
Kalashnikov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Odin back to the cage. Kalashnikov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalashnikov throws a series of punches but Odin avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Odin's shoulder, as Odin tries to avoid the shot.
Odin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalashnikov.
Odin misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Odin.
Kalashnikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kalashnikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odin throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Odin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Odin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Odin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Odin looks to land a left hand but Kalashnikov moved out of range nicely.
Odin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odin misses with a straight left.
Kalashnikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalashnikov.
Odin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A shot to the liver by Odin. Beautiful body shot.
Odin connects with a jab.

Kalashnikov has Odin up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalashnikov controls his hands.
Odin throws a head punch that misses.
Kalashnikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kalashnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalashnikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalashnikov blocking some punches.
Kalashnikov prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kalashnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kalashnikov does no damage.
Odin misses with a body shot
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Odin throws out a loose jab but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov throws a nice head kick!
Odin scores with a spinning back kick!
Kalashnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalashnikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Odin misses with a left hand

and Kalashnikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kalashnikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalashnikov postures up in Odin's guard and throws a big left but Odin blocks it.
Kalashnikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vyacheslav Kalashnikov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kalashnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalashnikov feints and then cracks Odin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odin down.
Odin throws out a loose jab but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Odin connects with a solid leg kick.
Odin missing with a left hand there. Kalashnikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odin misses with a hook.
Odin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Odin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kalashnikov to the mat! Kalashnikov manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Odin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalashnikov keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
Odin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Odin preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shavo Odin will probably get the nod.
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.

Odin looks to land a body kick but Kalashnikov moved away.
Kalashnikov misses with a body shot.
Kalashnikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Odin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kalashnikov's head.
Odin defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kalashnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalashnikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Odin doesn't seem bothered though.

Kalashnikov has Odin up against the cage in a clinch.
Odin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalashnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kalashnikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalashnikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Odin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odin throws a head kick that misses.
Kalashnikov misses with a body kick.
Kalashnikov needs to keep his hands up - Odin had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Odin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Odin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Odin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalashnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalashnikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalashnikov. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalashnikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Odin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalashnikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Odin. That did some damage!
Odin tries to land a leg kick but Kalashnikov saw it coming and moves away.
Odin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalashnikov throws out the jab.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab.
Odin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Kalashnikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odin throws a jab when Kalashnikov was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov lands a jab to the nose.
Odin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalashnikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kalashnikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odin circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov misses with a kick to the body.
Odin scores with a hook.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalashnikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Odin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odin lands a jab to the head.
Kalashnikov feints and then cracks Odin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odin down.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Odin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov works the jab nicely.
Odin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalashnikov swings for the body but Odin moves out of range.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalashnikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Kalashnikov finds it's way through Odin's defenses.
Odin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalashnikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kalashnikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Kalashnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Odin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odin fails to land.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalashnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odin wants to stall.
Odin blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin misses with the head strike.
Odin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalashnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalashnikov lands with a left to the head.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalashnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Odin is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov can't find room to land a body shot as Odin controls the action.
Odin misses with some punches.
Odin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Odin misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Odin misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Kalashnikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Odin misses with a few strikes there.
Odin misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalashnikov loads up on a big right hand but Odin slips the punch.
Kalashnikov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odin swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Odin there.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch there but Odin circles away.
Kalashnikov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Odin looks to land a left hand but Kalashnikov moved out of range nicely.
Odin scores with a leg kick.
Odin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalashnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Odin.
Odin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalashnikov scores with a leg kick.
Odin throws an overhand right that lands on Kalashnikov's shoulder, as Kalashnikov tries to avoid the shot.
Odin throws a series of punches but Kalashnikov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov staying out of range there.
Odin lunges at Kalashnikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalashnikov's hand.
Odin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalashnikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalashnikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! Kalashnikov has knocked Odin down with a huge combo! Kalashnikov steps away and waves a wobbly Odin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Odin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kalashnikov cracks Odin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Odin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kalashnikov finish him?

Odin is rocked!
Kalashnikov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Odin to the canvas! Odin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kalashnikov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Vyacheslav Kalashnikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.