PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Stakhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexy Stakhanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stakhanov
vs
Domingo

184 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
219 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexy Stakhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Stakhanov is predictable there
and Stakhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stakhanov scores with a push kick.

Stakhanov moves into the clinch.
Domingo working hard to break the clinch.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Domingo avoids it.
Stakhanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Stakhanov blocks an uppercut.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domingo managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Domingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Stakhanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stakhanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Domingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stakhanov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Domingo avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Stakhanov lands a damaging elbow.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stakhanov misses with some punches.
Stakhanov misses with a knee to the head.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Domingo is blocking nicely.
Stakhanov misses with a body punch.
Stakhanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domingo.
Stakhanov misses with a knee strike.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Domingo is blocking nicely.
Stakhanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Domingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Stakhanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Domingo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stakhanov lands a shoulder strike.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Domingo takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Good body shot from Domingo.
Stakhanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Domingo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Domingo avoids the damage to the body.

Domingo manages to break the clinch.
Stakhanov is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Domingo misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Stakhanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Domingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Stakhanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Domingo has time to react.
Domingo defending well as Stakhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Stakhanov is looking to chop away at Domingo's legs.
A head kick misses from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov looks to throw a body kick
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Stakhanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stakhanov.
Stakhanov tries to move into range but Domingo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Domingo does it's job there.
Domingo scores with a nice right hand.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Domingo lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stakhanov slips a straight right by Domingo.
Stakhanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Domingo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Stakhanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Domingo leaning against his opponent.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domingo is defending well for now.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domingo is defending well for now.
Domingo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stakhanov backwards.

Domingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stakhanov is looking to clinch.
Stakhanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Domingo.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick but Domingo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jorge Domingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
That's time! Stakhanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stakhanov gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Jorge Domingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stakhanov thows a leg kick but Domingo checks it
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stakhanov throws a nice head kick!
Domingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Domingo misses.
Domingo scores with a nice right hand.
Domingo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
A jab from Domingo misses.
Domingo throws a shot from downtown. Stakhanov moves away and avoids it.
Stakhanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexy Stakhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakhanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stakhanov throws a leg kick
and Domingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Domingo gets tackled into the cage by Stakhanov. Stakhanov maintains the clinch.
Domingo has had enough of the clinch but Stakhanov keeps him there for the moment.

Domingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domingo lunges at Stakhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stakhanov's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov slips a jab from Domingo.
Domingo checks the leg kick.
Domingo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stakhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stakhanov tries to clinch up
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stakhanov moves to clinch but Domingo breaks away
and Domingo counters with a three punch combo that has Stakhanov backing up. Stakhanov nods at Domingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Domingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Domingo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Stakhanov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stakhanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Domingo counters with a three punch combo that has Stakhanov backing up. Stakhanov nods at Domingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Domingo lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo tests Stakhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Domingo works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov misses with a body kick.
Stakhanov throws a lazy body kick
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stakhanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Domingo 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.
Domingo loads up on a big right hand but Stakhanov slips the punch.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Domingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stakhanov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Domingo's head.
Stakhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stakhanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Stakhanov is predictable there
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Domingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Domingo throws a right and a left that Stakhanov avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stakhanov closes the distance but Domingo moves to the side
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Domingo's corner calls for a 1-2. Domingo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Stakhanov misses
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Domingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stakhanov tries to clinch there but Domingo circles away.
It seemed like Domingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Domingo clobbers Stakhanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stakhanov misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Domingo.

Stakhanov is rocked!
Domingo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Stakhanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Stakhanov misses
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stakhanov walks into a left hand.
Stakhanov motions for Domingo to come forward. Stakhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Stakhanov misses
and Domingo counters with a one-two to the body.
Stakhanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but Domingo moves away
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
Domingo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stakhanov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Domingo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Domingo!
After winning the bout, Jorge Domingo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.