PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pyotr Korobeikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Korobeikin
vs
Kent

182 cm
28
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pyotr Korobeikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent tries to clinch up.

Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Korobeikin manages to break the clinch.
Kent tries to clinch but Korobeikin is having none of it.
Korobeikin scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent tries to clinch up but Korobeikin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Korobeikin pushes him off.
Korobeikin is looking for a counter combo.

Kent closes the distance and clinches.

Korobeikin tightens his grip and picks Kent up, before dumping him to the ground. Kent manages to land in guard.
Korobeikin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Korobeikin pushes down on Kent's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Korobeikin is taking a breather. Kent says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobeikin trying to control from half guard but Kent is working away.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Kent defends it.

That's two 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.

Korobeikin is looking for a kimura here.
Korobeikin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kent can do anything to dispel that myth.
Korobeikin trying to mount his opponent but Kent defends it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Korobeikin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kent avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent closes the distance but Korobeikin moves to the side

so Korobeikin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korobeikin tries to free his leg and advance position but Kent is retaining full guard.
Korobeikin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Korobeikin wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Korobeikin won't allow Kent to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kent keeping full guard, as Korobeikin tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clark Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kent doesn't manage to clinch there - Korobeikin circles away.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korobeikin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Korobeikin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kent tries to clinch but Korobeikin moves out of range.
Korobeikin tries to counter with a takedown but Kent is quick to defend against it.
Kent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Korobeikin cracks Kent with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Korobeikin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kent forces Korobeikin back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Korobeikin as Kent tries to tie him up.

Kent is fighting off a takedown attempt but Korobeikin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kent to the mat. Kent regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Korobeikin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Korobeikin trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
Kent keeping full guard, as Korobeikin tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobeikin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent is looking to stand up but Korobeikin isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Korobeikin from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kent tries to clinch up.

Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Korobeikin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kent can't fight it off and eventually Korobeikin manages to take the fight to the floor. Kent looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Korobeikin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pyotr Korobeikin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kent pushes Korobeikin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Korobeikin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kent sprawls and moves away.
Korobeikin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Korobeikin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kent can do to turn this around?

Kent rushes Korobeikin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Korobeikin is looking to take this one to the mat.

Korobeikin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kent is staying active underneath Korobeikin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kent pushes Korobeikin off and gets back to his feet.
Korobeikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kent.
Korobeikin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kent wants to clinch but Korobeikin slips to the side
and Korobeikin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Korobeikin looks for a takedown but Kent sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kent takes the fight into the clinch.
Korobeikin tries for a takedown but Kent manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pyotr Korobeikin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kent trying to control the position but instead, Korobeikin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kent into the cage.
Kent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kent taking a breather.

Korobeikin has picked Kent up - he's going for a ride! Korobeikin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Korobeikin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kent knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kent is refusing to be controlled, as Korobeikin sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin trying to pass the guard but Kent defending well.
Kent pushes Korobeikin off looking to stand but Korobeikin dives back in and keeps control.
Korobeikin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korobeikin wants to pass the guard but Kent is defending well.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Pyotr Korobeikin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clark Kent'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. This is the final round!

Kent tries to clinch up.
Kent wants to clinch but Korobeikin slips to the side

so Korobeikin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Korobeikin wants to pass the guard but Kent is keeping the position.
Korobeikin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Korobeikin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Korobeikin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kent has escaped and now he's on top!

Kent tries to stand but Korobeikin is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Korobeikin is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Korobeikin holds on and takes a little breather.
Kent wants to stand and escape but instead Korobeikin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Korobeikin drops back looking for a leg! Kent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kent manages to kick Korobeikin off! Korobeikin jumps back into Kent's guard.
Korobeikin advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Korobeikin is working hard here to advance position.
Korobeikin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Korobeikin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobeikin is pressing down on Kent's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kent is holding on for now.
Korobeikin is trying to control the action in half guard but Kent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kent really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korobeikin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kent tries to kick Korobeikin off but Korobeikin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Korobeikin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kent wants to clinch.
Korobeikin tries to counter with a takedown but Kent is quick to defend against it.
A punch combination from Korobeikin misses.
Kent wants to clinch.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korobeikin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kent displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Korobeikin.

Kent moves into range and clinches up with Korobeikin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kent stalls.
Clark Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyotr Korobeikin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Korobeikin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Korobeikin, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Korobeikin!
After winning the bout, Pyotr Korobeikin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.