PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Korotkiy (ranked 8438 p4p, 616 weight class) and Itzhak Weinstein (ranked 8735 p4p, 628 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Korotkiy
vs
Weinstein

195 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Korotkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Itzhak Weinstein!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korotkiy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weinstein avoids it really well and circles away.
Weinstein only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Korotkiy shoots in and gets a takedown into Weinstein's guard.
Weinstein wants to stand up but Korotkiy is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weinstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weinstein has his hands on Korotkiy's head, controlling the position.
Weinstein looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkiy postures up in Weinstein's guard and throws a big left but Weinstein blocks it.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkiy is in close to Weinstein's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korotkiy landing some decent shots from guard.
Korotkiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Korotkiy wants to control from the top but Weinstein keeps moving.
Weinstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korotkiy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Weinstein trying to control the position.
Weinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korotkiy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Korotkiy works over Weinstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Korotkiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weinstein is pulling down on Korotkiy's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korotkiy postures up.
Korotkiy stands up over Weinstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Weinstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weinstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weinstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korotkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korotkiy throws an elbow that misses. Weinstein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Korotkiy's guard. Nice move by Weinstein!

Korotkiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korotkiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weinstein is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing good reports from Korotkiy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weinstein trying to stand up but can't free himself from Korotkiy's guard.
Weinstein being controlled here momentarily.
Korotkiy keeping full guard, as Weinstein tries to pass.
Korotkiy pulls Weinstein in close to his closed guard and prevents Weinstein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Weinstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weinstein wants to get up but he can't break Korotkiy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weinstein slips under a jab.
Korotkiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weinstein.
Korotkiy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weinstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korotkiy moves away.
Korotkiy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weinstein counters with a stiff right hand.
Weinstein misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Korotkiy sizes up Weinstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Korotkiy throws a shot from downtown. Weinstein moves away and avoids it.
Weinstein throws a fast counter high kick but Korotkiy manages to duck under it in time.
Korotkiy misses with a shot to the body
and Weinstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Korotkiy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Korotkiy swings widly with a right hand
and Weinstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weinstein moves away from the strike by Korotkiy.
Korotkiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Weinstein.
Weinstein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Korotkiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Korotkiy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Weinstein keeping moving, preventing Korotkiy from controlling successfully.
Korotkiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weinstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weinstein working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korotkiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Weinstein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Korotkiy.
Korotkiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korotkiy is working Weinstein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korotkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Korotkiy trying to control but Weinstein is working from the bottom.
Weinstein is trying to control the position but Korotkiy postures up.
Korotkiy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korotkiy passes Weinstein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Korotkiy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weinstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korotkiy connects with a nice short shot to Weinstein's temple.
Korotkiy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weinstein is staying active underneath Korotkiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Korotkiy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Korotkiy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korotkiy lands a nice short elbow.
Korotkiy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weinstein's head.
Weinstein taking some punishment here, with Korotkiy in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Weinstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Korotkiy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Weinstein is rocked!
Korotkiy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Weinstein! More strikes land and this one is all over! Korotkiy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Korotkiy!
Sergey Korotkiy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.