PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rami Charger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Romanov's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great. Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Charger
vs
Alexeyevich Romanov

180 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rami Charger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a series of punches but Charger avoids them all with ease.
Romanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charger manages to avoid it.
Romanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romanov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Charger but Charger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charger swinging wilding here.
Charger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Charger.
A punch combination from Romanov misses.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charger counters with a thumping low kick.
Romanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rami Charger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov.
Both fighters circling a little - Charger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romanov looks gassed!
Charger throws a one two combo.

It looks like Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov has been cut.
Charger lands with a slapping head kick.
Charger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Charger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
Charger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charger scores with a head kick.
Romanov moves out of range as Charger throws a body kick.
Charger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charger feints and then cracks Romanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romanov down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charger.
Charger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Charger!
Romanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Charger.
Charger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charger.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charger throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charger's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Charger duly obliges.
Charger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Romanov avoids the body shot from Charger.
Charger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charger.
Charger takes a swing at Romanov's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Charger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Charger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charger throws a head kick that half lands.
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Charger throws a combination that misses
and Romanov counters with a three punch combo that has Charger backing up. Charger nods at Romanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Charger scores with a four punch combination!
Romanov shoots in but Charger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Charger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charger lands with a kick to the temple. Romanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Charger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romanov's knee momentarily.
Charger lands a high kick!
Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but Charger shows good takedown defense.
Romanov takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Romanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Charger which made him look bad.
Charger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charger throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Charger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charger.
Charger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Charger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charger stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Charger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romanov.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A cross from Romanov lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov shoots in and drives through. Charger sprawls well.
Charger misses with a head kick.
Charger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Charger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charger circles away quickly and effectively.
Charger lands a nice looking body kick.
Charger misses with a wild combination.
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Charger misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romanov shoots in and drives through. Charger sprawls well.
Charger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Charger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romanov's calf.
Charger scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Charger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov's cut.
That's time! Charger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Charger.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Charger.
Romanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charger counters with an outside leg kick.
Charger wants to slow Romanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Romanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Charger as Romanov shoots in.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Charger.
Charger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Romanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rami Charger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov.
Charger throws a leg kick which misses Romanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Romanov tries to avoid it.
Rami Charger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charger.
Romanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Charger scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charger.
Charger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Charger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Charger.
Charger is looking to wear down Romanov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charger scores with a head kick.
Charger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rami Charger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charger moves away from the strike by Romanov.
Charger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Nice jab there from Romanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a combination that misses
and Charger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Charger.
Romanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Romanov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Charger has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice sprawl there from Charger as Romanov shoots in.
Charger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romanov.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Charger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Charger scores with a one two! Romanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Romanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Romanov decides to stand back up.
Romanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Romanov's knee momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Romanov!
Nice takedown defense from Charger. No joy for Romanov on that attempt.
Romanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Charger avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charger throws a head kick that misses.

Romanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Romanov decides to stand back up. Romanov steps back and let's Charger get back to his feet.
Romanov lands a body shot.
Charger keeps Romanov at a distance using the push kick.
Charger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romanov tries for a takedown but Charger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charger stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov misses with a double jab
and Charger counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romanov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charger.
Charger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Romanov's sensitive parts.
Romanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charger throws a head kick that misses.
Romanov checks a low kick from Charger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Charger.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charger pinned against the cage. Charger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charger stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Romanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romanov shoots in but Charger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charger. That's going to slow Romanov down.
Romanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charger circles away.
Charger lands a body shot.
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 Rami Charger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Charger scores with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romanov.
Nice takedown defense from Charger. No joy for Romanov on that attempt.
Charger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Charger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Charger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charger swinging wilding here.
Romanov throws a series of punches but Charger moves out of range.
Charger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romanov moves away.
Charger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romanov ducks right into an uppercut from Charger.
Charger misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charger lands with a straight right. Romanov didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charger scores with a nice body kick.
Charger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romanov. That did some damage!
Charger throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Romanov shoots in for a double leg but Charger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rami Charger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov.
Charger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romanov blocks a head kick by Charger.
Charger slips a jab and a cross from Romanov.
Rami Charger is winning the standup battle so far.
Charger throws a head kick that Romanov semi-blocks.
Romanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Romanov tries for a takedown but Charger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
Charger connects with a body shot.
Romanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Charger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charger throws a head kick that Romanov semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charger, right into the meat.
Romanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Charger.
Romanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charger is fending him off so far but Romanov persists. Nope, Charger circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Charger finds it's target.
A punch combination from Charger misses.
Romanov throws a nice looking combination but Charger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romanov tries to bum rush Charger with a series of wild strikes but Charger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charger misses with a hook. Romanov ducked under it nicely.
Romanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charger counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Romanov catches Charger right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charger.
Romanov lands with a cross.
Charger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Charger.
Romanov cracks Charger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romanov shoots in but Charger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romanov misses with a takedown attempt - Charger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Charger throws a head kick that half lands.
Charger stuffs the takedown attempt from Romanov. Romanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Charger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romanov if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charger scoring well with a low kick there.
Charger misses with an uppercut.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
A head kick from Charger lands but Romanov takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Romanov there.
Charger scores with a body shot.
Charger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charger motions for Romanov to come forward. Charger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charger, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Charger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romanov fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charger.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rami Charger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charger lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rami Charger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Charger!