PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuriy Khovanskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feng Long Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khovanskiy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Batya v zdanii. Long Wei has chosen Run The Jewels - Panther Like a Panther as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Khovanskiy
vs
Long Wei

185 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuriy Khovanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feng Long Wei!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khovanskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Long Wei.
Khovanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long Wei jabs Khovanskiy right on the nose. Khovanskiy blinks but takes it well.
Khovanskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Long Wei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khovanskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khovanskiy throws a head kick that misses
and Khovanskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long Wei avoids the head kick by Khovanskiy.

Long Wei forces Khovanskiy back against the cage and clinches.
Khovanskiy is trying to break the clinch but Long Wei is controlling him.
Long Wei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Long Wei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Long Wei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long Wei lands a left hand.
Long Wei lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long Wei.
Long Wei digs a right hand into Khovanskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khovanskiy's gas tank.
Long Wei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long Wei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Long Wei lands a left hand.
Long Wei lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Long Wei.
Long Wei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Khovanskiy has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Khovanskiy is breathing heavily.
Long Wei works on Khovanskiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Long Wei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long Wei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khovanskiy throws a sloppy head kick
and Long Wei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long Wei tries to land a leg kick but Khovanskiy saw it coming and moves away.

Long Wei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khovanskiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Long Wei lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Long Wei.
A right hook to the body lands for Long Wei.
Khovanskiy managing to block the knees to the body from Long Wei.
Khovanskiy takes a shot to the head.

Long Wei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khovanskiy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Long Wei rushes Khovanskiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long Wei scores with a shot to the side of Khovanskiy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei trying to land knees to the body.
Long Wei lands a body punch.
Long Wei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long Wei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Long Wei to work.
Long Wei lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Long Wei.

Long Wei breaks the clinch.

Long Wei clinches with his opponent.
Long Wei digs a right hand into Khovanskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khovanskiy's gas tank.

Long Wei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long Wei lands a right hook to the body.
Khovanskiy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long Wei scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long Wei lands a body shot.
Khovanskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Long Wei throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Khovanskiy stumbling backwards into the cage! Khovanskiy bounces back off the cage towards Long Wei, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Long Wei lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Long Wei celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Feng Long Wei!
Feng Long Wei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Yuriy Khovanskiy had this to say: 'Go na versusbattle'.