PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyf Kgg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyf Kgg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Booth
vs
Kgg

173 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyf Kgg!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Booth clinches with his opponent.

Kgg manages to break the clinch.
Booth tries to clinch but Kgg is having none of it.
Kgg wants to counter with a clinch but Booth pushes him away.

Kgg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booth tries to pull guard but Kgg holds him up against the cage and eventually Booth drops back down to his feet.

Kgg tightens his grip and picks Booth up, before dumping him to the ground. Booth manages to land in guard.
Kgg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Booth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Booth looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kgg trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kgg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kgg tries to stand but Booth is controlling from the bottom.
Kgg looking to sit in guard and control but Booth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Booth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kgg pulls Booth in close to his closed guard and prevents Booth from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Booth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth wants to stand but Kgg is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kgg lands a nice shot that snaps Booth's head back.

It looks like Richard Booth has been cut.

Kgg instigates a clinch.

Kgg has hold of one of Booth's legs. Booth is fighting the takedown attempt but Kgg gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kgg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kgg wants to pass the guard but Booth is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Kgg from controlling successfully.

Kgg gets to his feet. Booth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kgg misses with a wild combination.
Tyf Kgg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booth tries to clinch up but Kgg circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Booth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kgg with the counter takedown but Booth avoids it easily.
Booth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kgg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Booth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Booth wants to clinch but Kgg slips to the side
and Kgg counters with a left to the body.
Booth is breathing heavily.

Kgg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Booth did well to prevent Kgg getting side control.
It looks like Kgg is going to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kgg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kgg wants to pass to mount but Booth is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyf Kgg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Booth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Booth is looking to clinch.

Kgg clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kgg as Booth tries to tie him up.

Kgg pulls guard successfully.
Booth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Booth trying to control but Kgg is working from the bottom.
Kgg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Booth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kgg's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Kgg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booth stopping the sweep attempt from Kgg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth wants to control from the top but Kgg keeps moving.
Booth preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Booth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Kgg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Booth to the ground. Kgg is now in Booth's guard.
Booth 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.
Kgg trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kgg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kgg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kgg trying to control the position from guard on top but Booth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kgg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Booth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kgg manages to get himself to full guard.

Kgg pulls Booth in close to prevent any damage.
Booth throws a big right hand that misses.
Booth tries to stand but Kgg is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Booth stands up and waves to Kgg to follow him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Booth enables Kgg to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Booth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Booth is on top in guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Booth wanted to stand there but Kgg had control of the position.
Kgg trying to keep a closed guard but Booth is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth tries to stand but Kgg is controlling from the bottom.
Booth is fighting to break Kgg's control of his arms but Kgg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Booth scoring with some ground and pound.
Kgg wants to hit a switch here but Booth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kgg there!
Kgg is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Booth working Kgg over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Richard Booth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Booth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kgg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Booth. No joy for Kgg on that attempt.
Booth throws a combination that misses

and Kgg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Booth tries to pull guard but Kgg holds him up against the cage and eventually Booth drops back down to his feet.

Kgg is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Booth can't fight it off and eventually Kgg manages to take the fight to the floor. Booth looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kgg looking to sit in guard and control but Booth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth won't allow Kgg to sweep him here.
Booth wants to stand but Kgg is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kgg wants to stand and escape but Booth is having none of it.
Kgg has a closed guard, preventing Booth from standing up.
Booth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kgg has control of Booth's left arm, preventing Booth from doing any damage.

Kgg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kgg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyf Kgg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kgg looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Kgg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Booth.
Kgg swats away the attempt to clinch by Booth.
Kgg darts in looking for a takedown but Booth gets double underhooks and turns Kgg into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Kgg scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Booth tries to clinch up.
Kgg throws a fast counter high kick but Booth manages to duck under it in time.
Kgg keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kgg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Booth as he avoids it easily.
Richard Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyf Kgg.

Kgg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kgg stops Booth from standing up.
Kgg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Booth holds on and takes a little breather.
Booth looking for a sweep. Not yet Booth, not yet.
Booth trying to control the position.
Kgg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kgg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Booth's head.
Booth keeping full guard, as Kgg tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Booth darts in trying to clinch

and Kgg counters with a crisp right hand that drops Booth! Kgg lets Booth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Booth is rocked!

Kgg shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Booth is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Tyf Kgg!