PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 1777 p4p, 193 weight class) and Jargon Gin (ranked 1653 p4p, 178 weight class). Evgeni Lomachenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lomachenko
vs
Gin

168 cm
35
144 lbs
21 - 23 - 1

175 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko misses with a hook.
Gin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lomachenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomachenko.
It seemed like Gin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko throws a looping overhand right but Gin ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Gin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lomachenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gin was covering up waiting for the punch and Lomachenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Gin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lomachenko drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lomachenko presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gin lands with a right to the head.
Gin works on Lomachenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Gin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lomachenko backwards.
Gin tries to throw a body punch but Lomachenko avoids it by throwing Gin back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gin.
Lomachenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gin to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gin works on Lomachenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Lomachenko is breathing heavily.
Gin is pressed up against the cage. Lomachenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gin down to the mat. Gin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Evgeni Lomachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gin throws a head kick that misses.
Lomachenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gin defends well and Lomachenko ends up having to push Gin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gin misses with a body shot.
Gin scores with a body shot.
Lomachenko misses with a hook
and Gin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lomachenko defending well as Gin loads up on a big left hand.
Lomachenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Gin throws a series of strikes that have Lomachenko backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomachenko lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Lomachenko misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lomachenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gin is pushing Lomachenko's head away, looking to escape. Lomachenko manages to hold on to the position though.

Gin sneaks out the side door and pushes Lomachenko away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lomachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gin leaves Lomachenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Lomachenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Gin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gin throws a hook but Lomachenko blocks it.
Lomachenko takes one to the chin there.
Lomachenko lands with a nice body punch.
Gin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lomachenko.

Gin forces Lomachenko back against the cage and clinches.
Gin digs a right hand underneath Lomachenko's ribcage. Lomachenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gin.
Gin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lomachenko fails to pull guard.
Lomachenko tries to pull guard but Gin holds him up against the cage and eventually Lomachenko drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Gin.
Gin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Gin.
A body shot lands from Gin.
Lomachenko tries to pull guard but Gin holds him up against the cage and eventually Lomachenko drops back down to his feet.
Gin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gin lands a shot to the body.
Gin lands a body punch.
Gin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomachenko tries to work over Gin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Gin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gin lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin pushes Lomachenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Gin.
Gin lands a hook that snaps the head of Lomachenko backwards.

Gin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lomachenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lomachenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gin throws a good cross that connects.

Lomachenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lomachenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Lomachenko landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomachenko with a flurry of punches that miss.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Gin manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lomachenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gin walks away with a smile on his face. Lomachenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jargon Gin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko scores with a jab. Gin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gin connects with a body shot that sends Lomachenko's belly button to the back.
Lomachenko connects with the punch.
Jargon Gin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gin staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Gin misses.
Lomachenko looks for a takedown but Gin sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko cracks Gin with a good jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lomachenko.
Gin throws the left hand but Lomachenko avoids the punch easily.
Lomachenko shoots and misses
and Lomachenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Gin avoids it easily.
Gin misses with a hook. Lomachenko ducked under it nicely.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lomachenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lomachenko staying out of range there.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gin.
Gin scores with the left hand. Lomachenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot.
Gin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gin throws a hook but Lomachenko avoids it easily.
Gin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lomachenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lomachenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lomachenko scrambles back to his feet.
Gin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomachenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko lands a really nice looking cross but Gin seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gin tries to move into range but Lomachenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lomachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gin manages to avoid it.
Gin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lomachenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gin throws a wild body kick that Lomachenko sees coming a mile off.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Gin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lomachenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lomachenko walks into a straight right hand from Gin.
Lomachenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Gin tries to sprawl out of it but Lomachenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gin misses with a head kick.
Gin lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko digs a good body shot into Gin's ribs.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gin throws a right hand that Lomachenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Lomachenko also avoids with ease.
Gin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lomachenko throws out a loose jab but Gin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lomachenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lomachenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gin tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lomachenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gin looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Jargon Gin has been cut.
Jargon Gin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomachenko landing strikes from the mount.

Gin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gin is still in real trouble! Can Lomachenko finish him?
Lomachenko with a couple of short strikes.
Gin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lomachenko cracks Gin with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeni Lomachenko!
After the big win, Evgeni Lomachenko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.