PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moishe Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Flex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flex has chosen "Champagne" - CAVO as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kaplan
vs
Flex

177 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moishe Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Flex!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flex throws a nice looking combination but Kaplan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flex throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Kaplan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaplan cracks Flex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Alexander Flex has been cut.
Flex lands a nice looking body kick.
Kaplan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flex tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaplan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaplan throws a hook to the side of Flex's head but Flex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flex lands a head kick. Kaplan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flex throws a nice head kick!
Kaplan misses with a looping right.
Flex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Flex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaplan tries to break the clinch but Flex is controlling the position.
Flex misses with a knee strike.
Flex with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Flex.
Kaplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Flex has double underhooks.
Flex landing knees to the body.
Kaplan has Flex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kaplan wants to get back to striking at distance but Flex won't allow it.
Kaplan wants to break free but Flex has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaplan misses with a wild body shot.
Kaplan misses with a straight left.
Flex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaplan.
Flex scores with a push kick.
Flex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flex slips a jab from Kaplan.
Kaplan misses with a straight left.
Kaplan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Flex.
Kaplan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaplan throws a nice looking combination but Flex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaplan is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flex.
Flex fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Flex fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kaplan tries to keep at a distance but Flex has taken the fight into the clinch.

Flex breaks the clinch.

Flex pushes Kaplan up against the cage in a clinch.

Flex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaplan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kaplan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaplan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaplan throws a hook but Flex avoids it easily.
Flex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaplan.
Flex lands a jab to Kaplan's midsection.
Flex misses with a two punch combination.
Flex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flex scores with a push kick.
Flex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaplan at a distance.
Flex moves out of range as Kaplan strikes.
Kaplan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flex counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaplan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaplan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaplan.
Flex explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Flex forces Kaplan back against the cage and clinches.
Kaplan is looking to break free of the clinch but Flex has double underhooks.
Flex lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flex with a knee to the head.
Flex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Flex breaks from the clinch.
Kaplan dodges the punch combination from Flex.
A shot to the body from Kaplan misses
and Flex counters with a right hand to the body.
Kaplan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Flex pushes Kaplan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaplan is trying to break free.
Flex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaplan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Flex is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flex ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Kaplan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kaplan throws a hook but Flex avoids it easily.
Flex scores with a head kick.
Flex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flex throws a series of punches but Kaplan avoids them all with ease.
Kaplan thuds a left hand into Flex's body.
Kaplan throws a combination that misses
and Flex counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.
Flex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaplan.
Flex bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaplan throws an overhand right that lands on Flex's shoulder, as Flex tries to avoid the shot.
Kaplan throws a sloppy body shot
and Flex counters with a body kick that stops Kaplan in his tracks momentarily.
Flex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaplan.
Flex slips under a jab.
Flex throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaplan.
Kaplan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kaplan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kaplan.
Kaplan throws a right hand that Flex ducks under and follows up with a left that Flex also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaplan misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaplan misses with a combination

and Flex moves into the clinch.
Flex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flex connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Flex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Flex's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flex cracks the inside of Kaplan's front leg.
Kaplan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flex.
Flex connects with a high kick.
Flex moves out of range as Kaplan strikes.
Flex tries a head kick but it misses.
Flex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Flex.
Both fighters circling a little - Flex finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaplan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flex can pounce on him.
Flex slips a straight right by Kaplan.
Flex ducks under a wild hook from Kaplan.
Alexander Flex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flex tries to clinch there but Kaplan circles away.
Flex scores with a kick to the midsection.

Flex clinches with his opponent.

Flex breaks the clinch.
Flex lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Flex moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flex breaks from the clinch.
Moishe Kaplan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Flex has Kaplan up against the cage in a clinch.
Flex is pressed up against the cage. Kaplan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flex down to the mat. Flex avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexander Flex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Flex shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Flex was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kaplan is desperately trying to improve his position but Flex has a good base and remains in mount.
Flex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaplan is trying to reverse the position but instead Flex has taken his back - oops!
Kaplan tries to roll but Flex sticks to his back.
Kaplan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kaplan is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flex is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kaplan tries to escape but Flex has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaplan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Flex.
Kaplan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flex looking to control but Kaplan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kaplan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Flex looking to control but Kaplan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Flex just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.

Flex moves into the clinch.

Flex manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Flex misses.
Kaplan misses the jab.
Flex defending well as Kaplan loads up on a big left hand.
Kaplan missing with a left hand there. Flex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaplan throws a nice looking combination but Flex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaplan cracks Flex with a good jab.
Flex lands a with a good body shot.
Flex tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaplan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flex gets a clinch.

Flex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flex is looking to clinch.
Kaplan works the jab nicely.

Flex is rocked!
Flex slips a jab from Kaplan.
Flex is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaplan finish him?
Flex swinging wilding here.
Flex seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaplan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaplan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flex manages to avoid it.
Kaplan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flex scores with a head kick.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kaplan knocks Flex out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Moishe Kaplan!