PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Tanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Tanko has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kravichenko
vs
Tanko

175 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Tanko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanko at a distance.
Kravichenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanko at a distance.
Tanko looks to land a left hand but Kravichenko moved out of range nicely.
Tanko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kravichenko's calf.
Tanko walks into a straight right hand from Kravichenko.
Tanko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kravichenko lands a nice hook to Tanko's body. Tanko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kravichenko counters with a straight right hand.
Tanko misses with a straight right.
Kravichenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanko throws out the jab.
Tanko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kravichenko moves away.
Kravichenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanko has time to react.
A head kick by Tanko misses
and Kravichenko counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravichenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tanko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kravichenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Tanko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tanko misses with a body shot
and Kravichenko counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kravichenko has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tanko throws a poor cross that misses
and Kravichenko counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kravichenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanko's hands.
Oleg Kravichenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravichenko throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Tanko.
Kravichenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tanko misses the body punch
and Kravichenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kravichenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kravichenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kravichenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanko at a distance.
Kravichenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanko throws a leg kick
and Kravichenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kravichenko.
Tanko throws a big shot that misses.
Tanko throws a right hand that Kravichenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kravichenko also avoids with ease.
Kravichenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kravichenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tanko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kravichenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kravichenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kravichenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanko tries to move into range but Kravichenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tanko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kravichenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tanko scrambles back to his feet.
Tanko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kravichenko scores with a shot to the body.
Tanko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kravichenko throws a body punch but Tanko moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tanko. Those never looked like landing.
Kravichenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanko misses with the combination.
Tanko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kravichenko cracks Tanko with an open hand slap.
Tanko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanko swings for the body but Kravichenko moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kravichenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Kravichenko lands with a cross.
Kravichenko scores with a jab.
A cross from Kravichenko lands.
A big right from Tanko misses.
Kravichenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tanko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kravichenko clobbers Tanko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanko misses with a straight right.
Tanko throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kravichenko counter with a right hand.
Tanko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kravichenko moves out of range as Tanko strikes.
Kravichenko cracks Tanko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kravichenko connects with the punch.
Kravichenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kravichenko.
Tanko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tanko throws a hook to the side of Kravichenko's head but Kravichenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kravichenko scores with a body shot.
Kravichenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kravichenko connects with a looping right hand.
Tanko misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Tanko is predictable there
and Tanko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kravichenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanko misses with a shot to the body
and Kravichenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tanko is rocked!
Kravichenko lands a jab to Tanko's midsection.
Tanko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kravichenko finish him?
Kravichenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kravichenko works Tanko's body with a nice hook.
Kravichenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanko's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko lands with an overhand left.
Kravichenko scores with a hook to the body. Tanko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kravichenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kravichenko works the jab nicely.
Tanko throws a hook but Kravichenko blocks it.
It looked like Kravichenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tanko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kravichenko thuds a left hand into Tanko's body.
Kravichenko blocks a jab.
Tanko seems to have recovered his senses.
Oleg Kravichenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kravichenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanko.
Tanko walks into a stiff left hand from Kravichenko.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tanko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kravichenko has got the better of the exchanges.
Kravichenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kravichenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kravichenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kravichenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kravichenko cracks Tanko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tanko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kravichenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanko can do to turn this around?
Kravichenko thuds his right hand into Tanko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tanko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Kravichenko.
Kravichenko throws a hook but Tanko avoids it easily.
Kravichenko punishes Tanko's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Kravichenko.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tanko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tanko digs a good hook to Kravichenko's body.
Tanko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kravichenko.
Kravichenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanko on the side of the head.
Kravichenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tanko misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanko misses with a double jab
and Kravichenko counters with a straight right hand.
Tanko throws a combination that misses
and Kravichenko scores with a counter punch that sends Tanko to the canvas! Kravichenko smells blood - he's punishing Tanko with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tanko has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Kravichenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Oleg Kravichenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.