PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Akulenko
vs
Pepper

170 cm
25
165 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

174 cm
27
169 lbs
10 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Akulenko. Those never looked like landing.
Pepper throws a nice looking combination but Akulenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akulenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akulenko tries to bum rush Pepper with a series of wild strikes but Pepper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pepper ducks under a wild hook from Akulenko.
Pepper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akulenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akulenko throws the left hand but Pepper avoids the punch easily.
Pepper avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown but Akulenko shows good takedown defense.
Akulenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Akulenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pepper's hands.
Pepper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akulenko checks it well.
Akulenko misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akulenko moves into the clinch.
Pepper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akulenko has Pepper pushed against the cage.

Akulenko breaks from the clinch.
Akulenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pepper is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akulenko lands the left hand.
Pepper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pepper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akulenko connects with a looping right hand.
Akulenko misses with a double jab
and Akulenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Pepper is having none of it.
Despite the aggression on Pepper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Pepper's head but Pepper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pepper displaying good standup as he scores with a 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!
Akulenko digs a good hook to Pepper's body.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.

Akulenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Akulenko looking to stall.
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Akulenko fails to land.

Akulenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pepper lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Akulenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Akulenko wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with an attempted mid kick.

Akulenko clinches with his opponent.
Akulenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akulenko wants to break free but Pepper has control.
Pepper prevents Akulenko from breaking the clinch.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepper.
Pepper misses with an elbow strike.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pepper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akulenko.
Akulenko is trying to force a seperation but Pepper has the dominant position.
Akulenko landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Akulenko.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pepper throws an elbow but misses.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akulenko missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pepper.
Pepper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akulenko is trying to stall.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pepper.
Pepper tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Akulenko throws a push kick but Pepper slaps the foot to one side.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Akulenko misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper misses with a two punch combination.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pepper defending well as Akulenko loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Akulenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Pepper.
A low kick from Pepper is predictable there
and Akulenko counters with a series of strikes. Pepper will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko 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.

Akulenko gets tackled into the cage by Pepper. Pepper maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pepper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akulenko's brow.
Akulenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pepper throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pepper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akulenko's brow.

Akulenko breaks the clinch.
Akulenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pepper counters with a three punch combo that has Akulenko backing up. Akulenko nods at Pepper to acknowledge the strikes.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown but Akulenko shows good takedown defense.
Akulenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Pepper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akulenko throws a series of strikes that have Pepper backpedaling.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Pepper moves out of range.
It seemed like Pepper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akulenko lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepper throws a series of punches but Akulenko avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Pepper moves out of range easily.
Akulenko tries to clinch up.
Pepper is looking for the big counter here.
Akulenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Akulenko has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Akulenko lands with an overhand left.

Pepper is rocked!
Akulenko drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pepper's head, knocking him out cold! Akulenko is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.