PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 1121 p4p, 1235 weight class) and Craig Watkins (ranked 160 p4p, 172 weight class). Kirov Sturmovik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sturmovik
vs
Watkins

190 cm
33
195
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
185
12 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

AVALON

SynCity Fightwear
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmovik moves out of range of the strikes.
Watkins scores with a jab.
Sturmovik throws a sloppy head kick and Watkins moves out of range easily.
As Sturmovik backs off Watkins throws a huge counter combo but Sturmovik manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Watkins with a nice calf kick.
Watkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watkins lands a nice shot that snaps Sturmovik's head back.
A head kick by Sturmovik misses
and Watkins counters with a head kick.
Watkins misses with a head kick.

Sturmovik drops Watkins with a nice combination! Sturmovik dives into Watkins's guard, looking to finish!

Watkins is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmovik throwing strikes from guard but Watkins blocks nicely.
Watkins is still in real trouble! Can Sturmovik finish him?
Sturmovik is working Watkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sturmovik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watkins controls Sturmovik momentarily but Sturmovik frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins is pulling down on Sturmovik's head to control his posture.
Watkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Sturmovik throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturmovik won't allow Watkins to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watkins is on top in guard.

Watkins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watkins wants to pass the guard but Sturmovik is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watkins is looking to stand up but Sturmovik won't let him.

Sturmovik wriggles free and stands up.
A clash of legs there as Sturmovik blocks the low kick.
Watkins cracks a nice hook into Sturmovik's ribs.
Watkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watkins throws a right hand that Sturmovik ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturmovik also avoids with ease.
Sturmovik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturmovik looks to land a left hand but Watkins moved out of range nicely.
Watkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little feinted left hand from Sturmovik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Watkins misses.
It appears Sturmovik was looking to counter with a kick there.
Watkins lands with a thumping leg kick.

Watkins darts in and clinches Sturmovik up against the cage.
A short right from Sturmovik.
Sturmovik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sturmovik tries to work over Watkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sturmovik misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturmovik throws a head punch that misses.
Sturmovik working aggressively here.
Sturmovik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watkins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturmovik working aggressively here.

Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watkins cracks a nice hook into Sturmovik's ribs.
Sturmovik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Sturmovik backs off Watkins throws a huge counter combo but Sturmovik manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sturmovik to counter with a crisp jab.
Sturmovik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sturmovik's hands.
A head kick misses from Sturmovik.
Donk. Watkins catches Sturmovik right on the button with a cross.
Watkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturmovik looks to land a left hand but Watkins moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Watkins.
Sturmovik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sturmovik misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Watkins misses.
Sturmovik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watkins moves away.
A head kick misses from Sturmovik.
Watkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watkins lands a head kick. Sturmovik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watkins. Sturmovik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturmovik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Craig Watkins will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slapping leg kick lands for Watkins.
Kirov Sturmovik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sturmovik missing with a left hand there. Watkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watkins, as that shot connected.
Sturmovik avoids the head kick by Watkins.
A good leg kick by Watkins.
Sturmovik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watkins throws a leg kick which misses Sturmovik's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturmovik tries to avoid it.
Sturmovik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watkins scores with a spinning back kick!
Sturmovik swings widly with a right hand
and Watkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sturmovik is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watkins connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sturmovik to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Watkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Watkins!
An out of breath Craig Watkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.