PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artest comes to the cage accompanied by Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain. Ron Artest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abreham Killyousovizh's chin.

Artest
vs
Abreham Killyousovizh

200 cm
26
252 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

198 cm
48
280 lbs
46 - 28 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Artest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abreham Killyousovizh!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killyousovizh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Artest.

Artest instigates a clinch.
Killyousovizh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artest.
Killyousovizh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artest backwards.
Artest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killyousovizh avoids it.
Killyousovizh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artest dodges an elbow strike from Killyousovizh.
Artest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
Artest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killyousovizh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Killyousovizh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Artest fails to land.
Artest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killyousovizh has Artest pushed against the cage.

Killyousovizh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Artest clinches up with Killyousovizh and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Killyousovizh's brow.
A short right from Artest on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Killyousovizh throws an elbow but misses.
Killyousovizh misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artest.
Killyousovizh is trying to force a seperation but Artest has the dominant position.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artest tries a knee to the head but Killyousovizh blocks it.
Killyousovizh is trying to break the clinch but Artest is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Killyousovizh.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch.
Artest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Killyousovizh.
Artest walks into a left hand.
Killyousovizh scores with the left hand. Artest knows he should have avoided that one.
Artest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killyousovizh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killyousovizh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killyousovizh throws a hook but Artest avoids it easily.
Artest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killyousovizh looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Artest darts in and clinches Killyousovizh up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Artest - that landed with a thud.
Artest pushes off an throws an elbow but Killyousovizh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artest takes a knee right on the jaw!
Artest misses with some punches.
Artest misses with a knee strike.
Killyousovizh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artest.
Artest can't find room to land a body shot as Killyousovizh controls the action.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest lands a body shot.
Artest lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Killyousovizh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artest tries to clinch but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Killyousovizh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Killyousovizh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Artest tries to clinch up but Killyousovizh circles away and keeps his distance.
Killyousovizh moves out of range of the body kick from Artest.
Killyousovizh cracks Artest with a good jab.
Killyousovizh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Artest closes the distance and pushes Killyousovizh back into the cage.
Killyousovizh lands a damaging elbow.

Killyousovizh breaks from the clinch.
Killyousovizh throws a looping overhand right but Artest ducks down to avoid it.
Artest tries to clinch but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Artest tries to clinch but Killyousovizh is having none of it.
Artest throws a leg kick but Killyousovizh sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Artest has taken the fight to the clinch.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Killyousovizh.
A slow jab from Killyousovizh misses its intended target.
Artest tries to clinch up but Killyousovizh circles away and keeps his distance.
Killyousovizh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Artest throws a front kick aimed at Killyousovizh's knee but Killyousovizh avoids it well.
Killyousovizh connects with a nice looking jab.
Killyousovizh throws a head kick but Artest moves out of range.

Artest closes the distance and clinches.
Artest scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh blocks a body shot from Artest.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
Killyousovizh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Artest is keeping busy.
Artest misses with some punches.
Killyousovizh pushes Artest back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killyousovizh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artest avoids it.

Killyousovizh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artest ducks under a wild hook from Killyousovizh.
Artest attempts a counter takedown but Killyousovizh avoids it well and moves away.
Artest is looking to clinch but Killyousovizh is avoiding it.
Killyousovizh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Artest tries to clinch up.

Artest takes the fight into the clinch.
Killyousovizh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killyousovizh connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abreham Killyousovizh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Artest keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artest doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.
A swing and a miss from Killyousovizh.
Artest moves in looking to clinch but Killyousovizh pushes him off.

Artest clinches.
A short right from Artest on the inside.
Killyousovizh blocking some punches.
Killyousovizh blocks an elbow strike from Artest.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killyousovizh avoiding damage as Artest throws knees to the body.
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Artest.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Killyousovizh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Artest swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Killyousovizh.

It looks like Abreham Killyousovizh has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artest wants to clinch up but Killyousovizh keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Artest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ron Artest has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Killyousovizh presses Artest against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Artest lands an elbow that stopped Killyousovizh in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Killyousovizh breaks from the clinch.
Artest misses with an attempted mid kick.
Killyousovizh looks to land a right hand but Artest moved out of range.
Artest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Killyousovizh. Killyousovizh obviously looking to wear him down.
Artest tries to close the distance and clinch but Killyousovizh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Artest clinches.
Killyousovizh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Killyousovizh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Killyousovizh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killyousovizh slowing the pace effectively.
Artest misses with an elbow over the top.

Killyousovizh breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Killyousovizh.
Artest tries to clinch there but Killyousovizh circles away.
Artest walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh misses with a low kick as Artest jumps back.

Artest moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killyousovizhs head.
Artest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Artest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh blocks a body shot from Artest.
Artest misses with a punch on the inside.
Killyousovizh blocks a body shot from Artest.
Artest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killyousovizh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Killyousovizh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killyousovizh looks to land a left hand but Artest moved out of range nicely.
Artest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Killyousovizh misses with a head kick.
Artest blocks a head kick by Killyousovizh.
It appears Artest was looking to counter with a kick there.
Killyousovizh keeps the fight on the outside.
Killyousovizh scores with a nice head shot.
Killyousovizh lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Killyousovizh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh misses with a looping right.
Artest wants to clinch.
Killyousovizh scores with a head kick.
Killyousovizh swats away the attempt to clinch by Artest.
Killyousovizh lands a leg kick that knocks Artest off balance momentarily.
Artest tries to clinch but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Killyousovizh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Artest is looking to clinch but Killyousovizh is avoiding it.
Artest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killyousovizh swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Artest has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artest working aggressively here.
Killyousovizh is looking to control Artest's arms but Artest gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killyousovizh has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh is looking to break free of the clinch but Artest has double underhooks.
Artest misses with a knee to the head.
Artest throws a punch but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artest lands a right hand.
Artest throws a punch but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artest throws a punch but it's blocked by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artest misses with a punch on the inside.
Killyousovizh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Artest up against the cage.

Artest drops Killyousovizh with a big knee straight up the middle! Killyousovizh is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Killyousovizh is rocked!
Killyousovizh is breathing heavily.
Artest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killyousovizh defending well as Artest loads up on a big left hand.
Killyousovizh throws a right and a left that Artest avoids nicely.
Killyousovizh looks to land a body kick but Artest moved away.
Artest quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abreham Killyousovizh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abreham Killyousovizh's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Killyousovizh looks to land a combination but Artest avoids it well.
Killyousovizh throws an overhand right that lands on Artest's shoulder, as Artest tries to avoid the shot.
Killyousovizh is looking to chop away at Artest's legs.
Killyousovizh misses the shot to the body.
Killyousovizh throws a looping overhand right but Artest ducks down to avoid it.
Killyousovizh throws a series of punches but Artest avoids them all with ease.
Killyousovizh circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Killyousovizh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Killyousovizh loads up on a big right hand but Artest slips the punch.
Killyousovizh throws a wild body kick that Artest sees coming a mile off.
Artest looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Artest doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.
Killyousovizh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Artest doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artest misses with a body kick.
Killyousovizh throws a sloppy head kick and Artest moves out of range easily.
Killyousovizh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Artest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artest doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.

Artest gets a clinch.
Killyousovizh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Killyousovizh blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killyousovizh's elbow.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Artest fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Killyousovizh.
Artest moves out of range of the leg kick from Killyousovizh.
Artest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Killyousovizh keeps the fight on the outside.
Artest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killyousovizh.
Artest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killyousovizh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killyousovizh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Artest doesn't manage to clinch there - Killyousovizh circles away.
Artest tries to clinch but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Artest wants to clinch up but Killyousovizh keeps it at a distance.
Artest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killyousovizh.
Artest moves in looking to clinch but Killyousovizh pushes him off.
Artest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killyousovizh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Artest avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artest is looking to clinch.
Killyousovizh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Killyousovizh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killyousovizh tests Artest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killyousovizh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Artest.
Killyousovizh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artest takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abreham Killyousovizh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Artest throws an overhand right that lands on Killyousovizh's shoulder, as Killyousovizh tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh tries to close the distance and clinch but Artest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body kick there by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh swats away the attempt to clinch by Artest.
Artest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh lands with a cross.

Artest closes the distance and clinches.
Artest working aggressively here.
Ron Artest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killyousovizh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Artest backwards.
Nice elbow from Artest.

Killyousovizh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killyousovizh keeps the fight on the outside.
Killyousovizh moves out of range of the body kick from Artest.
Artest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Killyousovizh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Artest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killyousovizh digs a good hook to Artest's body.
Artest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artest wants to clinch up but Killyousovizh keeps it at a distance.
Artest wants to clinch up but Killyousovizh keeps it at a distance.
Artest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killyousovizh throws a series of strikes that have Artest backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh throws a big shot that misses.
Artest stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh keeps the fight on the outside.
Artest is looking to clinch.
Killyousovizh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Artest with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Artest blocks the low kick.
Killyousovizh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Artest moves away.
Artest slips a jab and a cross from Killyousovizh.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killyousovizh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killyousovizh connects with a nice looking jab.
Killyousovizh moves out of range as Artest strikes.
Artest on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Killyousovizh lands with an overhand left.
Artest moves in looking to clinch but Killyousovizh pushes him off.
Artest moves in looking to clinch but Killyousovizh pushes him off.
Artest tries to clinch there but Killyousovizh circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Artest misses the target.
Artest tries to clinch there but Killyousovizh circles away.
Artest slips a jab and a cross from Killyousovizh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abreham Killyousovizh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Killyousovizh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abreham Killyousovizh!
Abreham Killyousovizh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.