PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 441 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 65 p4p, 171 weight class). Scooter Bob acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Izmaylov
vs
Bob

188 cm
27
174
18 - 5 - 1

178 cm
27
169
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob defending well as Izmaylov loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izmaylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that misses.
Bob flicks out a counter leg kick but Izmaylov steps away.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov delivers a nice body kick.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
and Izmaylov counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob misses with a hook. Izmaylov ducked under it nicely.
Bob connects with a body shot that sends Izmaylov's belly button to the back.
Izmaylov scores with a jab.
Izmaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Bob lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Izmaylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Izmaylov scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Izmaylov tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izmaylov dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Izmaylov misses
and Bob counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izmaylov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Izmaylov swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Izmaylov misses with a double jab
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
Izmaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Izmaylov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Izmaylov misses with a head kick.
Izmaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izmaylov throws out the jab.
Izmaylov misses with a hook.
Bob appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Izmaylov connects with a looping right hand.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izmaylov.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Izmaylov.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Izmaylov looks to throw a body kick
and Bob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Izmaylov thinking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Izmaylov - that will leave a mark!
Izmaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Izmaylov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Izmaylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Izmaylov cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bob's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Izmaylov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.
Bob tried to score with a low kick but Izmaylov checks it.
Izmaylov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bob takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bob throws a shot to the body.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Izmaylov jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Izmaylov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Izmaylov throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Izmaylov lands.
A good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Izmaylov counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Bob has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Izmaylov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Izmaylov counters with a nice uppercut.
Izmaylov throws a solid leg kick but Bob takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izmaylov.
A jab from Izmaylov finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Izmaylov pushes Bob away with a front kick.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Bob sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bob doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Izmaylov defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bob is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
Bob looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Izmaylov's front leg but catches the back leg as Izmaylov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Izmaylov lands.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Izmaylov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bob is rocked!
Izmaylov drops Bob with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bob! Izmaylov dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Potemkin Izmaylov!
A very excited looking Potemkin Izmaylov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.