PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 2271 p4p, 283 weight class) and Kalmin Maltusuri (ranked 1445 p4p, 197 weight class). Kamenov comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kamenov
vs
Maltusuri

186 cm
28
194 lbs
13 - 8 - 3

186 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalmin Maltusuri!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maltusuri.
Kamenov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maltusuri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamenov.
Maltusuri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Maltusuri to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Maltusuri misses with an uppercut.
Kamenov missing with a left hand there. Maltusuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamenov tries to clinch up.

Kamenov darts in and clinches Maltusuri up against the cage.
Maltusuri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kamenov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Maltusuri breaks from the clinch.
Maltusuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamenov scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltusuri. Kamenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maltusuri jabs Kamenov right on the nose. Kamenov blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Maltusuri misses.
Kamenov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maltusuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maltusuri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Kamenov gets a clinch.

Maltusuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltusuri throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kamenov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kamenov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kamenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kalmin Maltusuri has been cut.
Maltusuri blocking some punches.
Maltusuri slows down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Kamenov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Maltusuri swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltusuri is trying to maintain a safe position but Kamenov gets an underhook and turns Maltusuri into the cage.
Maltusuri has Kamenov pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri misses with some punches.
Maltusuri is looking to control Kamenov's arms but Kamenov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maltusuri has his back to the cage.

Kamenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maltusuri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Maltusuri keeps it at a distance.
Kamenov tries to clinch
enabling Maltusuri to counter with a crisp jab.
Maltusuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltusuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamenov tries to clinch up.
Jab from Kamenov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maltusuri throws out a counter right but Kamenov avoids it with no problem.
Maltusuri misses with a hook. Kamenov ducked under it nicely.

Kamenov closes the distance and pushes Maltusuri back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamenov controls his hands.
Kamenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Maltusuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Maltusuri.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maltusuri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maltusuri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kamenov manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Maltusuri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamenov thumps Maltusuri with a low kick.

Kamenov pushes Maltusuri up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maltusuri tries to break the clinch but Kamenov is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov lands an elbow inside.
Kamenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maltusuri avoids the damage to the body.
Kamenov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maltusuri misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltusuri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maltusuri.
Kamenov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maltusuri walks away with a smile on his face. Kamenov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maltusuri keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Maltusuri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maltusuri misses with an uppercut.
Maltusuri throws the left hand but Kamenov avoids the punch easily.
Kamenov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kamenov is looking to clinch but Maltusuri is avoiding it.
Maltusuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamenov.
Maltusuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kamenov momentarily.
Maltusuri throws a right hand that Kamenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamenov also avoids with ease.
Maltusuri misses with a double jab.
Maltusuri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamenov counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kalmin Maltusuri will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maltusuri misses with a hook to the body
and Kamenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamenov moves away from the strike by Maltusuri.
Maltusuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maltusuri throws a hook but Kamenov blocks it.
Kamenov is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamenov.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maltusuri blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Kamenov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamenov lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Maltusuri finds it's target.
Maltusuri scores with a jab to the body.
Maltusuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamenov moves in looking to clinch but Maltusuri pushes him off.
Maltusuri jabs Kamenov right on the nose. Kamenov blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltusuri throws a shot from downtown. Kamenov moves away and avoids it.
Kamenov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Grisha Kamenov's cut is getting worse.
Kamenov slips a straight right by Maltusuri.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kamenov.
Kamenov avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
A big right from Maltusuri misses.
Nice body kick there by Kamenov.
Maltusuri misses the shot to the body.
Kamenov loads up on a big right hand but Maltusuri slips the punch.
Maltusuri throws a hook but Kamenov blocks it.
Kamenov moves in looking to clinch but Maltusuri pushes him off.
Kamenov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maltusuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamenov throws a series of punches but Maltusuri avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Maltusuri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kamenov scoring well with a low kick there.
Maltusuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamenov avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
Kamenov tries to clinch there but Maltusuri circles away.
Maltusuri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamenov with a body shot.
Maltusuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maltusuri throws a lazy right hand but Kamenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamenov tries to clinch there but Maltusuri circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maltusuri! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maltusuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamenov throws a right hand that Maltusuri ducks under and follows up with a left that Maltusuri also avoids with ease.
Maltusuri throws a looping overhand right but Kamenov ducks down to avoid it.
Kamenov scores with a three punch combo!

Kamenov moves into the clinch.

Kamenov manages to break the clinch.
Maltusuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamenov is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamenov.
Maltusuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamenov manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Kamenov.
Maltusuri misses with a two punch combination.

Kamenov clinches with his opponent.
Kamenov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maltusuri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kamenov tries to clinch up but Maltusuri circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Maltusuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamenov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maltusuri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamenov ducks under a wild hook from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maltusuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamenov.
Maltusuri misses the shot to the body.
Kamenov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maltusuri throws a looping overhand right but Kamenov ducks down to avoid it.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Maltusuri keeps it at a distance.
Kamenov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltusuri manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maltusuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamenov moves away.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Maltusuri is having none of it.
Kamenov avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
Kalmin Maltusuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maltusuri misses with a looping right.
Kamenov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Maltusuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maltusuri throws the left hand but Kamenov avoids the punch easily.
Kamenov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamenov tries to clinch
and Maltusuri counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maltusuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maltusuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maltusuri.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maltusuri throws a body punch but Kamenov moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalmin Maltusuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Maltusuri misses with a hook.
Maltusuri throws a body shot but no joy.
Maltusuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kamenov's hands.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Kamenov throws a leg kick but Maltusuri sees it coming and moves out of range.

Kamenov has closed the distance and engaged Maltusuri in a clinch.
Kamenov is trying to pull guard but Maltusuri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maltusuri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maltusuri tries to circle away but Kamenov has him pinned against the cage.
Grisha Kamenov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kamenov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kamenov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kamenov is trying to control the position but Maltusuri postures up.
Kamenov is looking to stand up but Maltusuri isn't so interested in that idea.

Kamenov is looking for a triangle but Maltusuri pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamenov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maltusuri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maltusuri manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kamenov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kamenov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kamenov looking for a guillotine here but Maltusuri defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamenov looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri wants to control from the top but Kamenov keeps moving.
Maltusuri really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamenov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kamenov has his foot on Maltusuri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maltusuri works his way back into a safe position though.
Kamenov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kamenov pulls Maltusuri in close to his closed guard and prevents Maltusuri from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kalmin Maltusuri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Kamenov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maltusuri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kamenov pushes a forearm under Maltusuri's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Maltusuri is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grisha Kamenov!
After the big win, Grisha Kamenov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.