PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac-Tupac EveryThing They Owe. Guy has chosen Buddy Guy - Five Years as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kharitonov
vs
Guy

196 cm
31
238 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

195 cm
38
260 lbs
27 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition
Project Mayhem

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy tries to clinch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Guy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kharitonov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Kharitonov's belly button to the back.
Guy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Guy scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharitonov.
Guy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Guy connects with a body shot that sends Kharitonov's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws an off balance right hand
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body shot.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kharitonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kharitonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buddy Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Guy clinches up with Kharitonov and pushes him back against the cage.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
Kharitonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guy.
We've been informed that Guy 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.

Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Kharitonov feints and then cracks Guy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guy down.
Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Guy.
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Guy misses.
Kharitonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kharitonov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Guy - just one landing.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick which misses Guy's front leg but catches the back leg as Guy tries to avoid it.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guy checks it well.
Kharitonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Kharitonov scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Guy misses.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Kharitonov misses with a leg kick
and Guy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kharitonov is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Kharitonov jabs Guy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kharitonov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Guy is out of range.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Kharitonov throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Kharitonov only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Kharitonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kharitonov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sergei Kharitonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharitonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Guy throws a series of punches but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Guy avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Guy blocks a jab.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharitonov.
A jab from Guy misses.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Kharitonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kharitonov momentarily.
Kharitonov looks to land a combination. Guy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharitonov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Guy misses.
Guy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Guy.
Nice shot lands for Kharitonov.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Guy moved away.
Guy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharitonov's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Kharitonov needs to keep his hands up - Guy had a free shot at his head there.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kharitonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kharitonov connects with a body shot that sends Guy's belly button to the back.

Guy clinches up against the cage.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guy tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kharitonov breaks the clinch.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Kharitonov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kharitonov ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Kharitonov lands with an overhand left.
Guy throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
Kharitonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kharitonov throws a big shot that misses.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy misses with a straight left.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Kharitonov ducks down to avoid it.
Kharitonov ducks right into an uppercut from Guy.
Guy connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy 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.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kharitonov under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Guy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kharitonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Kharitonov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharitonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kharitonov manages to break the clinch.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guy.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kharitonov.
Guy lands with a right hand.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head but Kharitonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kharitonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Guy strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kharitonov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Kharitonov.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov lands with a good body shot.
Guy looks to land a combination but Kharitonov avoids it well.
Guy swings widly with a right hand
and Kharitonov counters with a low kick, right behind Guy 's knee.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guy's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Guy misses.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the head.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a wild body kick that Guy sees coming a mile off.
Kharitonov throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and Kharitonov only half commits.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Guy.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Kharitonov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a jab when Kharitonov was well out of range.
Buddy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Kharitonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guy lands with an overhand left.
Guy misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a good low kick that Guy was not able to check.
Kharitonov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Guy down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Kharitonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.

Kharitonov drops Guy with a beautiful combination! Guy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kharitonov is looking for the KO!

Guy is rocked!
Kharitonov scores with a push kick.
Kharitonov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kharitonov lands a big head kick that sends Guy to the canvas! Kharitonov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Kharitonov!
An out of breath Sergei Kharitonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.