PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 25 p4p, 6 weight class) and Vova Klimov (ranked 422 p4p, 54 weight class). Sameh Mahmoud had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mahmoud
vs
Klimov

180 cm
30
193 lbs
25 - 4 - 0

181 cm
29
203 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmoud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klimov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klimov just misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Vova Klimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmoud throws a series of punches but Klimov avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahmoud as he connects with a hook.
Klimov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahmoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Klimov's head.
Mahmoud swings widly with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klimov walks into a jab.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Klimov wants to counter with a clinch but Mahmoud pushes him away.
Klimov misses the shot to the body.

Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov takes an elbow to the temple.
Klimov's coach down at Cats Killers Academy Mma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Klimov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Klimov misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Klimov can't find room to land a body shot as Mahmoud controls the action.
Mahmoud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimov avoiding damage as Mahmoud throws knees to the body.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud can't find room to land a body shot as Klimov controls the action.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Klimov blocks it.
Mahmoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahmoud tries to land knees in the clinch but Klimov avoids the damage to the body.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Klimov.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Klimov scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahmoud looking to throw knees to the head but Klimov is blocking nicely.
Mahmoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Klimov managing to block the knees to the body from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimov controls his hands.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Klimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
Mahmoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
A left hand lands to the body for Klimov.
Klimov throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud looking to slow down the pace here.
Mahmoud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klimov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahmoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimov misses with some punches.
Mahmoud is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klimov.
Klimov tries to throw a body punch but Mahmoud avoids it by throwing Klimov back against the cage.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahmoud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klimov.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Mahmoud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
A short right from Mahmoud on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahmoud.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Mahmoud.
Klimov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimov's elbow.
Mahmoud has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
Klimov lands with a left to the head.
Mahmoud misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahmoud.
Klimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud working Klimov over with knees to the body.
Klimov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahmoud backwards.
Mahmoud slows down the pace here.
Mahmoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahmoud.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klimov looks winded!
Klimov misses with some punches.
Mahmoud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahmoud lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mahmoud as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sameh Mahmoud dominated that round.
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.

Klimov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mahmoud lands an overhand right.
Klimov misses the jab.
Mahmoud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud works Klimov's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Mahmoud.

Klimov is rocked!
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the body.
Klimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahmoud finish him?
Klimov drops his hands momentarily and Mahmoud needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Klimov just on the top of the head. Klimov drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Klimov - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sameh Mahmoud!
Sameh Mahmoud retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Sameh Mahmoud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vova Klimov was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you!'.