PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 261 p4p, 896 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 47 p4p, 139 weight class). Von Ver Huevan has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alyoshin
vs
Von Ver Huevan

200 cm
32
265
17 - 10 - 0

195 cm
31
253
19 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alyoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Alyoshin counter with a right hand.

It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
Von Ver Huevan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alyoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Von Ver Huevan tries to get set, Alyoshin tries to push him back and clinch up but Von Ver Huevan manages to avoid the attempt.
Von Ver Huevan throws a sloppy body shot
and Alyoshin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alyoshin.
Alyoshin throws a low kick, looking for Von Ver Huevan's leg but Von Ver Huevan calmly moves out of range.
Von Ver Huevan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alyoshin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alyoshin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alyoshin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alyoshin is looking to counter punch.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a nice strike.
Alyoshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alyoshin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a low kick.
Von Ver Huevan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alyoshin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Alyoshin avoids it easily.
Alyoshin misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a straight right.
Alyoshin walks into a straight right hand from Von Ver Huevan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alyoshin.
Von Ver Huevan lands an overhand right.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a nice body punch.

Alyoshin darts in and clinches Von Ver Huevan up against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan has a couple of punches blocked by Alyoshin.
Von Ver Huevan throws a head punch that misses.
Von Ver Huevan tries to work over Alyoshin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alyoshin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Alyoshin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alyoshin takes a swing at Von Ver Huevan's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Von Ver Huevan! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alyoshin tries to clinch but Von Ver Huevan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan walks into a straight right hand from Alyoshin.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alyoshin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Von Ver Huevan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alyoshin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Ver Huevan lands a jab to the head.
Von Ver Huevan scores with the left hand. Alyoshin knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Ver Huevan throws the left hand but Alyoshin avoids the punch easily.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a body shot that sends Alyoshin's belly button to the back.
Von Ver Huevan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alyoshin checks it well.
A big left from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Von Ver Huevan ducks under a wild hook from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin misses with a hook
and Von Ver Huevan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alyoshin throws the kick towards the body but Von Ver Huevan avoids it.
A jab from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Alyoshin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Ver Huevan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Von Ver Huevan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Alyoshin saw that one coming.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a right hand

and Alyoshin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Ver Huevan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alyoshin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alyoshin.
Alyoshin misses with a punch to the body.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the head but Von Ver Huevan blocks with his arms.
Von Ver Huevan working hard to break the clinch.
Alyoshin gets through Von Ver Huevan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alyoshin blocking some punches.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alyoshin lands with a left to the head.
Alyoshin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Von Ver Huevan looks winded!
Alyoshin with a knee to the head.
Alyoshin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alyoshin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Ver Huevan backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Ver Huevan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alyoshin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ver Huevan.
A right handed body shot lands from Alyoshin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alyoshin.

Alyoshin breaks from the clinch.
Alyoshin lands a leg kick that knocks Von Ver Huevan off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alyoshin.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a low kick.
Alyoshin is looking to counter the offense by Von Ver Huevan and move into the clinch.
Von Ver Huevan misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Von Ver Huevan misses
and Alyoshin counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Ver Huevan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Von Ver Huevan gets tackled into the cage by Alyoshin. Alyoshin maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Ver Huevan.
Alyoshin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Ver Huevan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Alyoshin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alyoshin.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a punch on the inside.

Alyoshin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alyoshin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Ver Huevan. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Von Ver Huevan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alyoshin loads up on a big right hand but Von Ver Huevan slips the punch.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook
and Alyoshin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Ver Huevan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Ver Huevan throws a right hand that misses
and Alyoshin counters with a straight right hand.
Alyoshin ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
A leg kick checked by Von Ver Huevan.
Alyoshin tries to bum rush Von Ver Huevan with a series of wild strikes but Von Ver Huevan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alyoshin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab.
It looked like Alyoshin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Von Ver Huevan.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Alyoshin! Von Ver Huevan is out on his feet! Alyoshin rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Von Ver Huevan is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Von Ver Huevan is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Alyoshin!
An out of breath Grant Alyoshin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.