PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Primicin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Primicin
vs
Charleston

178 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
195 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Primicin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Charleston closes the distance and pushes Primicin back into the cage.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Charleston.
Primicin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charleston is keeping busy.

Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Primicin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charleston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Charleston clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Primicin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Primicin working aggressively here.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Primicin blocks with his arms.
Charleston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charleston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Charleston jumps guard and drags Primicin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Charleston has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Primicin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Primicin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primicin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charleston is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston misses with an elbow strike.
Primicin trying to control the position but instead, Charleston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Primicin into the cage.
Primicin scores with a shoulder strike.
Charleston lands a knee to the body.
Charleston misses with a knee to the head.
Charleston connects with a knee to the head.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Primicin blocks it.
Charleston missing with knees to the body.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston jumps guard but Primicin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charleston pushes off an throws an elbow but Primicin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Primicin blocks with his arms.
Charleston takes a shot to the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primicin looks to land a right hand but Charleston moved out of range.

Charleston instigates a clinch.
Primicin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Primicin.
Primicin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Primicin.
Charleston blocks an uppercut.
Primicin misses with a punch on the inside.
Primicin looking to stall.
I was talking to Primicin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Primicin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charleston throws a head kick but Primicin moves out of range.

Charleston pushes Primicin up against the cage in a clinch.
Primicin lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primicin blocks it with crossed arms.
Charleston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charleston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Charleston manages to break the clinch.
Primicin blocks a head kick by Charleston.

Charleston clinches up against the cage.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Primicin pushes Charleston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Primicin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston blocking some punches.

Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Ivan Primicin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Primicin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like James Charleston has been cut.
Primicin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Primicin misses with a hook. Charleston ducked under it nicely.
Charleston lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Primicin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Charleston drives through with a takedown into Primicin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Primicin wants to sweep here but Charleston controlling him for the moment.
Charleston prevents Primicin from getting back to his feet.
Charleston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Primicin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Charleston on the ground.
Charleston distracts Primicin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Charleston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Charleston is standing up over Primicin. Primicin looks to escape but Charleston dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Charleston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Charleston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Primicin tries to clinch but Charleston is having none of it.
Primicin with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Charleston moves into the clinch.
Primicin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charleston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Primicin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charleston misses with a knee to the head.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Primicin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primicin stops a takedown attempt from Charleston.
Primicin lands a nice uppercut.
James Charleston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Primicin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charlestons head.
Charleston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Primicin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primicin blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Primicin on the inside.
Primicin misses with the head strike.
Charleston pushes off an throws an elbow but Primicin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Primicin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charleston as Primicin tries to tie him up.
Primicin gets through Charleston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charleston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Primicin's brow.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Primicin scores with a hook to the body.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Primicin blocks with his arms.

Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Primicin throws out the jab.
Primicin misses with an uppercut.
Primicin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charleston moves into the clinch.
Primicin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Primicin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Primicin misses with a punch on the inside.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Primicin looking to stall.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Primicin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Primicin throws a head punch that misses.
Charleston scores with a knee to the head.
Charleston takes a shot to the head.
Charleston is stalling here.
Primicin lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston blocking some punches.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primicin blocks it with crossed arms.
Primicin wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Primicin.

Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Primicin looks to land a right hand but Charleston moved out of range.
Primicin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Charleston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Primicin doesn't manage to clinch there - Charleston circles away.
Primicin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Charleston clinches up with Primicin and pushes him back against the cage.

Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Primicin looks to throw the jab but Charleston is out of range.
Ivan Primicin is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Primicin does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Charleston has closed the distance and engaged Primicin in a clinch.
Primicin looking to slow down the pace here.
Primicin avoids a wild elbow strike from Charleston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charleston controlling the action here for a moment.
Primicin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Primicin blocks it with crossed arms.
Charleston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charleston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Primicin tries to keep at a distance but Charleston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Primicin misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Ivan Primicin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Charleston'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Primicin throws a hook but Charleston avoids it easily.
Primicin lands with a right hand.
Charleston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Primicin.

Charleston moves into range and clinches up with Primicin.
Primicin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charleston pushes off an throws an elbow but Primicin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Primicin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
Charleston connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charleston as Primicin tries to tie him up.
Charleston landing knees to the head.
Charleston pushes off an throws an elbow but Primicin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Primicin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Primicin blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primicin lands an uppercut.
Charleston stalls.
Primicin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primicin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Primicin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Charleston breaks the clinch.
Primicin digs a good body shot into Charleston's ribs.
Charleston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charleston blocks a jab.
Primicin throws a jab but it's blocked by Charleston.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primicin. Charleston does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston takes one to the chin there.

Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Primicin, pushing him back against the cage.
Charleston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Primicin avoiding damage as Charleston throws knees to the body.

Charleston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charleston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Primicin throws out the jab.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Charleston walks into a left hand.

Charleston is rocked!

That has opened up James Charleston's cut even more.
Primicin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Charleston's defenses. It connects perfectly with Charleston's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Primicin!