PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vassily Solomin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuroda Atsushii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Solomin
vs
Atsushii

166 cm
25
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vassily Solomin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atsushii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solomin's sensitive parts.
Atsushii scores with a body shot.
Solomin misses with a body shot.
As Solomin backs off Atsushii throws a huge counter combo but Solomin manages to avoid it all.
Solomin misses the jab.
Atsushii throws a body punch but Solomin moves out of range.
Solomin works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Atsushii.
Atsushii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Atsushii.
It looked like Solomin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atsushii.
Solomin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Kuroda Atsushii has been cut.
Solomin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Atsushii misses with an uppercut.
Atsushii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushii blocks a jab.
Atsushii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solomin.
Atsushii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii takes one on the button.
Solomin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atsushii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solomin's sensitive parts.
Solomin throws a right hand that misses
and Atsushii counters with a thumping low kick.
Solomin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solomin looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushii is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Solomin misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atsushii.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Solomin misses.
Atsushii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solomin.
Atsushii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Solomin misses with a looping right.
Solomin misses with a left hand
and Atsushii counters with a thumping low kick.
Solomin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solomin's calf.
Solomin connects with a right hand. Atsushii shakes it off.
Atsushii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solomin. That did some damage!
Atsushii slips a jab and a cross from Solomin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Solomin misses the target.
Atsushii throws a series of punches but Solomin avoids them all with ease.
Atsushii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Solomin rather than just go for the knockout.
Atsushii slips a jab and a cross from Solomin.
Atsushii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Atsushii.
Solomin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atsushii can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Atsushii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solomin misses with a straight right.
Solomin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atsushii.
Nice uppercut there from Atsushii.
Atsushii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solomin.
Solomin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solomin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atsushii.
Atsushii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Solomin misses.
Solomin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Atsushii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solomin.
Solomin misses with a straight right.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Solomin.
Solomin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomin misses with a series of wild punches.
Atsushii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atsushii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atsushii connects with a body shot.
Solomin throws a shot from downtown. Atsushii moves away and avoids it.
Solomin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Solomin.
Some wild striking there from Solomin.
Atsushii cracks Solomin with a good jab.
Solomin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Atsushii missing with a left hand there. Solomin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solomin is looking to counter punch.
Atsushii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solomin.
Solomin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solomin. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushii lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Atsushii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atsushii throws out a powerful jab.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Solomin.
A big left from Atsushii misses.
Solomin tries to move into range but Atsushii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Solomin misses with a few strikes there.
Solomin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Solomin jabs at Atsushii's body.
Atsushii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Atsushii throws a body punch but Solomin moves out of range.
Atsushii misses with a looping right.
Atsushii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solomin.
Atsushii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomin moves out of range as Atsushii strikes.
Solomin throws the left hand but Atsushii avoids the punch easily.
Atsushii lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atsushii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Solomin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atsushii.
Solomin misses the shot to the body.
Solomin throws a sloppy body shot
and Atsushii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atsushii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Atsushii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Solomin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atsushii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atsushii connects with a crisp jab.
Solomin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atsushii counters with a nice body shot.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solomin throws a shot from downtown. Atsushii moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Solomin coming out on top.
Solomin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atsushii.
Solomin throws a hook but Atsushii blocks it.
Vassily Solomin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomin missing with a left hand there. Atsushii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solomin scores with a shot to the body.
Atsushii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solomin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solomin looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushii is just out of range.
And Atsushii responds with a good body kick, but Solomin manages to step out the way in time.
Solomin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Atsushii.
Atsushii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atsushii scores with a jab. Solomin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atsushii works the jab nicely.
Solomin connects with a nice looking jab.
Atsushii cracks a nice hook into Solomin's ribs.
Atsushii lands a glancing blow to the side of Solomin's head.
Solomin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atsushii circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solomin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Atsushii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Solomin fails to land with a series of punches.
Solomin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atsushii.
Atsushii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solomin throws a big counter combination but Atsushii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solomin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atsushii.
Atsushii looks to score with a jab to the body but Solomin is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atsushii scores with a jab to the body.
Kuroda Atsushii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solomin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushii throws a front kick that sends Solomin stumbling back into the cage.
Atsushii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solomin tries to bum rush Atsushii with a series of wild strikes but Atsushii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atsushii.
Atsushii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solomin moves away.
Solomin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atsushii. Atsushii obviously looking to wear him down.
Solomin misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Atsushii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Solomin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atsushii lands with a nice body punch.
Atsushii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Solomin misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atsushii keeps Solomin at a distance using the push kick.
Solomin lands with a hook. Atsushii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solomin loads up on a big right hand but Atsushii slips the punch.
Atsushii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomin misses with a body shot.
Atsushii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solomin on the side of the head.
Atsushii lands with a nice body punch.
Solomin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Solomin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushii connects with a body shot that sends Solomin's belly button to the back.
Solomin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Atsushii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solomin.
Atsushii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solomin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Solomin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Solomin misses with a two punch combination.
Atsushii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solomin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Solomin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushii moves away.
Solomin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Atsushii.
Atsushii scoring well with a low kick there.
Atsushii lands a nice looking body kick.
Solomin cracks Atsushii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Solomin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Solomin just misses with a punch to the body.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Solomin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Atsushii with a nice cross.
Solomin throws a jab when Atsushii was well out of range.
Solomin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solomin walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomin throws out a loose jab but Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atsushii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Solomin misses with an uppercut. Atsushii saw that one coming.
Atsushii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Solomin with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuroda Atsushii'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Atsushii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Solomin.
Atsushii digs a good body shot into Solomin's ribs.
Solomin just misses with a punch to the body.
Solomin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atsushii thumps Solomin with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atsushii.
That kick from Atsushii tenderised Solomin's leg. Solomin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Solomin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atsushii was well out of range. Poor timing from Solomin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atsushii.
Atsushii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solomin's calf.
Solomin throws a lazy right hand but Atsushii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushii.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atsushii. That's going to slow Solomin down.
Solomin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atsushii.
Atsushii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atsushii throws a shot from downtown. Solomin moves away and avoids it.
Atsushii slips a straight right by Solomin.
And Atsushii responds with a good body kick, but Solomin manages to step out the way in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Solomin on the side of the head.
Atsushii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Solomin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atsushii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Solomin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atsushii.
Atsushii lands with an uppercut that bounces Solomin off the cage and back into range.
Solomin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushii lands a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atsushii.
Atsushii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atsushii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solomin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atsushii. That one must have hurt.
Solomin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atsushii was well out of range. Poor timing from Solomin.
Solomin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atsushii scores with a jab to the body.
Atsushii misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushii misses with a double jab.
Solomin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Solomin misses with a series of wild punches.
Atsushii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Solomin's head.
Atsushii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atsushii misses with an uppercut.
Solomin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsushii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atsushii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Solomin takes a step back to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atsushii, as that shot connected.
Solomin throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushii's shoulder, as Atsushii tries to avoid the shot.
Atsushii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Solomin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushii manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Solomin. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomin misses with a body shot.
Atsushii scores with the left hand. Solomin knows he should have avoided that one.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Solomin.
Solomin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atsushii lunges at Solomin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solomin's hand.
Solomin throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Atsushii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuroda Atsushii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atsushii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atsushii digs a good body shot into Solomin's ribs.
A jab lands there for Solomin.
Atsushii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Solomin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atsushii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solomin's hands.
Solomin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solomin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Atsushii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Solomin cracks Atsushii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Solomin misses.
Solomin misses with a looping right.
Atsushii scores with a jab to the head.
Atsushii scoring well with a low kick there.
Atsushii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Solomin misses with a wild combination.
Solomin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Solomin misses with a series of wild punches.
Atsushii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solomin misses with an uppercut
letting Atsushii counter with a right hand.
Atsushii pushes Solomin away with a front kick.
Vassily Solomin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solomin throws a combination. Atsushii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Atsushii throws a series of punches but Solomin avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuroda Atsushii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Atsushii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushii!
A victorious Kuroda Atsushii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.