PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shavershian comes to the ring accompanied by John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re. Aziz Shavershian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shavershian
vs
Krynn

188 cm
29
227 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

189 cm
39
214 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn swinging wildly here.
Krynn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shavershian manages to avoid it.
Good work by Krynn as he checks the leg kick.
Shavershian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krynn is out of range and Shavershian settles back down.
Krynn tries to clinch but Shavershian is having none of it.
Shavershian misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Shavershian misses.
A shot to the body from Krynn misses
and Shavershian counters with a head kick.
Shavershian dives in for a single leg takedown but Krynn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
Huma Krynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krynn scores with a nice head shot.
Shavershian looks to throw a body kick
and Krynn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Krynn moves out of range.
Shavershian tries to clinch there but Krynn circles away.
A shot to the liver by Krynn. Beautiful body shot.
Shavershian throws a head kick but Krynn moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Shavershian blocks the leg kick.
Krynn throws a shot from downtown. Shavershian moves away and avoids it.
Krynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shavershian circles away quickly and effectively.
Shavershian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shavershian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krynn misses the shot to the body.

Shavershian gets a clinch.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krynn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Krynn blocks the elbow strike.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shavershian tries to work over Krynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Shavershian breaks the clinch.
Shavershian checks a leg kick.
Shavershian is looking to counter with head kicks.
A combination from Krynn does no damage.

Shavershian moves into the clinch successfully.
Shavershian misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike from Shavershian.
Shavershian tries to break the clinch but Krynn is controlling the position.
Shavershian prevents a body shot from Krynn.
Nice elbow from Shavershian.

It looks like Huma Krynn has been cut.
Shavershian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krynn being controlled against the ropes.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike from Shavershian.
Shavershian prevents a body shot from Krynn.
Krynn tries to work over Shavershian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krynn has Shavershian pressed against the ropes, preventing Shavershian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shavershian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shavershian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shavershian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Krynn as the two fighters clinch.
Shavershian blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Shavershian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krynn lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Krynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shavershian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Krynn misses with a hook.
Huma Krynn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavershian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krynn.
Shavershian wants to clinch up but Krynn keeps it at a distance.
Krynn tests Shavershian's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Shavershian moves into the clinch.
Krynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shavershian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huma Krynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huma Krynn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krynn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shavershian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shavershian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Krynn instigates a clinch.
Shavershian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krynn struggles to land a body shot inside as Shavershian controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shavershian was well out of range. Poor timing from Krynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Krynn counter with a right hand.
Krynn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shavershian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krynn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krynn misses with a looping left.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Krynn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shavershian swinging wildly here.
Krynn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krynn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krynn scores with a jab. Shavershian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shavershian wants to clinch up but Krynn keeps it at a distance.
Krynn misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Shavershian misses.
Krynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krynn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shavershian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Krynn slips under a jab.
Krynn throws a big counter head kick but Shavershian avoids it with no problem.
Krynn avoids the head kick by Shavershian.
Shavershian throws a right and a left that Krynn avoids nicely.
Shavershian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krynn tries a low kick but Shavershian avoids it.
Krynn tries a low kick but Shavershian avoids it.
Shavershian tries to bum rush Krynn with a series of wild strikes but Krynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shavershian is looking for a counter combo.
Krynn throws a big shot that misses.
Shavershian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Krynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shavershian.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Krynn moves out of range.
Shavershian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shavershian tries for a takedown but Krynn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Shavershian scores with a four punch combination!
Krynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shavershian.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shavershian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krynn misses with a wild body shot.
Shavershian is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krynn scores with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Krynn.
Krynn lands with a good body shot.
Krynn misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Shavershian misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krynn throws a lazy body kick
and Shavershian counters with a nice leg kick.
Krynn misses with a double jab.
Shavershian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krynn.
Krynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavershian throws a counter high kick but Krynn was just alert enough to avoid it.
Huma Krynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krynn throws a lazy uppercut
and Shavershian counters with a left and a right that stings Krynn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huma Krynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Huma Krynn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Krynn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavershian fails to land the takedown.
Krynn tries to bum rush Shavershian with a series of wild strikes but Shavershian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shavershian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shavershian throws a leg kick but Krynn checks it.
Krynn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shavershian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krynn.
It looked like Shavershian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shavershian.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krynn struggles to land a body shot inside as Shavershian controls his hands.
Shavershian tries to work over Krynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krynn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shavershian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shavershian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krynn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shavershian circles away quickly and effectively.
Krynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krynn tries to land a leg kick but Shavershian saw it coming and moves away.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Krynn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krynn throws a shot from downtown. Shavershian moves away and avoids it.
Shavershian throws a sloppy head kick and Krynn moves out of range easily.
Shavershian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krynn.
Krynn misses with a right hand
and Shavershian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shavershian takes a swing at Krynn's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn moves out of range as Shavershian throws a body kick.
Krynn is looking to slow Shavershian down with leg kicks.
Shavershian swats away the attempt to clinch by Krynn.
Shavershian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shavershian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krynn lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krynn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krynn scores with a leg kick.
Krynn misses with a hook.
Krynn misses with a leg kick
and Shavershian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn lands with a nice body kick.
Shavershian swats away the attempt to clinch by Krynn.
Krynn throws a body kick that misses.
Shavershian misses with a few strikes there.
Shavershian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Krynn darts in and clinches Shavershian up against the ropes.
Shavershian lands a shot to the body.
Krynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Shavershian breaks from the clinch.
Krynn tries to score with a low kick but Shavershian moves his leg out of the way.
Krynn lands a nice hook to Shavershian's body. Shavershian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krynn scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Shavershian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shavershian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krynn throws out the jab.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Krynn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krynn.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Krynn is having none of it.
Krynn blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krynn throws a head kick that misses.
Krynn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shavershian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krynn to score with a decent uppercut.
Krynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shavershian counters with a good, hard body kick but Krynn shrugs it off.
Krynn cracks Shavershian with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huma Krynn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huma Krynn's cut.
That's time! Shavershian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shavershian lands a head kick!
Shavershian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shavershian throws a head kick but Krynn moves out of range.
Krynn misses with a looping right.
Shavershian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shavershian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krynn takes a swing at Shavershian's ribcage but misses.
Krynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shavershian was well out of range. Poor timing from Krynn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krynn misses with a body shot.
Krynn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shavershian on the side of the head.
Krynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Krynn tries a low kick but Shavershian avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian darts in looking for a takedown but Krynn gets double underhooks and turns Shavershian into the ropes.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Krynn moves out of range.
Shavershian swats away the attempt to clinch by Krynn.
Shavershian wants to clinch.
Krynn moves out of range of the body kick.
Shavershian misses with a body kick.
Shavershian swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Shavershian is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shavershian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shavershian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krynn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krynn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shavershian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krynn loads up on a big right hand but Shavershian slips the punch.
Krynn avoids the head kick by Shavershian.
Shavershian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krynn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krynn throws out a leg kick but Shavershian moves out of range and Krynn only half commits.
Shavershian blocks the body kick.
Krynn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shavershian is out of range.
Shavershian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shavershian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krynn tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krynn takes one to the chin there.
Krynn checks a leg kick nicely.

Shavershian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krynn lands an elbow inside that Shavershian shrugs off.
Krynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Krynn on the inside.

Shavershian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shavershian throws a head kick that half lands.
Krynn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Krynn.
Krynn 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krynn cracks Shavershian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
Shavershian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krynn misses with a double jab.
Shavershian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shavershian.
Shavershian throws a big counter combination but Krynn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krynn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shavershian tries to clinch but Krynn moves out of range.
Krynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krynn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shavershian if he has to take too many more of those.
Krynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huma Krynn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Huma Krynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Krynn misses with a body kick.
Krynn misses with a body kick.
Shavershian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shavershian throws a combination that misses
and Krynn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shavershian.
Krynn misses with an uppercut.
Krynn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Shavershian to counter with a crisp jab.
Shavershian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krynn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shavershian darts in looking for a takedown but Krynn gets double underhooks and turns Shavershian into the ropes.
Krynn throws out a counter right but Shavershian avoids it with no problem.
Shavershian misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn dips to his left and cracks Shavershian with an uppercut!
Krynn connects with a solid leg kick.
Shavershian blocks a head kick by Krynn.
Shavershian fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Krynn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krynn throws a big shot that misses.
Krynn throws a front kick aimed at Shavershian's knee but Shavershian avoids it well.
Krynn moves to clinch but Shavershian breaks away
and Shavershian counters with a nice body kick.
Shavershian blocks a leg kick.
Krynn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shavershian appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Krynn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian throws a hook to the side of Krynn's head but Krynn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looks like Shavershian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shavershian throws a body punch but Krynn moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
Shavershian thinks about countering with a body kick.
Krynn lands a leg kick that knocks Shavershian off balance momentarily.
Krynn is looking to clinch.
It looked like Shavershian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Krynn misses with a head kick.
Krynn lands with a good body shot.
Shavershian connects with a nice looking jab.
Krynn just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shavershian slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Krynn's calf.
An inside leg kick from Krynn misses.
Huma Krynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shavershian blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Shavershian.
Shavershian looks to clinch
and Krynn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krynn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shavershian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krynn looks to land a right hand but Shavershian moved out of range.
Shavershian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krynn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shavershian throws the kick towards the body but Krynn avoids it.
Krynn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shavershian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn digs a good hook to Shavershian's body.
Krynn tried to score with a low kick but Shavershian checks it.
Krynn lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Krynn. Those never looked like landing.
Shavershian feinted with a counter takedown.
Shavershian misses with a two punch combination.
Aziz Shavershian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Shavershian clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Krynn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krynn avoids a wild elbow strike from Shavershian.
Krynn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shavershian lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huma Krynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krynn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huma Krynn!
Huma Krynn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.