PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 1896 p4p, 2446 weight class) and Gordon Hurst (ranked 229 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Savinov
vs
Hurst

195 cm
21
257
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
285
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Savinov throws a nice head kick!
Hurst moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Hurst.
Hurst ducks under a wild hook from Savinov.

Hurst fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savinov, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Savinov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurst pushes Savinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Savinov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hurst's brow.
Hurst tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savinov's elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Savinov.
Hurst tries a body shot but Savinov blocks it.
Hurst throws a head punch that misses.
Savinov blocking some punches.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov tries to work over Hurst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst presses Savinov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savinov lands a damaging elbow.
Savinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hurst misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Savinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurst takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Savinov sets himself, and Hurst steps forward looking for the clinch! Savinov avoids it this time.
Savinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurst.
Savinov lands a head kick. Hurst smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savinov scores with a push kick.
Savinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Savinov sizes up Hurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurst staying out of range there.
Hurst appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hurst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hurst moves away.
Hurst misses with a low kick.
Savinov misses with a looping left.
Hurst looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurst throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savinov blocks the body kick.
Hurst throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Hurst misses with a left hand
and Savinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savinov loads up on a big right hand but Hurst slips the punch.
Hurst staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Savinov forces Hurst back against the cage and clinches.
Savinov pushes Hurst back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hurst throws a head punch that misses.
Savinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savinov works on Hurst's body with a couple of short punches.
Savinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savinov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hurst swings wildly with an uppercut but Savinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst has a couple of punches blocked by Savinov.
Savinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hurst throws a punch but it's blocked by Savinov.
Savinov blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Savinov avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Savinov lands a damaging elbow.
Hurst lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savinov throws an elbow but it misses.
Savinov misses with some punches.
Savinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurst is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.
Savinov lands a body punch.
A short right from Savinov on the inside.
Savinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Savinov.
Savinov lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexev Savinov dominated that round.
That's time! Savinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hurst walks forward, straight into a front kick from Savinov.
Some wild striking there from Savinov.
Hurst swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov scores with a leg kick.
Alexev Savinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savinov.
Savinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hurst manages to avoid it.
Savinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurst avoids the body shot from Savinov.
Hurst takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov misses with a low kick.
Hurst looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurst stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savinov.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Hurst's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurst tries to avoid it.
Savinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst tries to clinch but Savinov moves away
and Savinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hurst on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Savinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hurst.
Hurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexev Savinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Hurst slips under a jab.
Savinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hurst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurst checks a leg kick nicely.
Hurst doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savinov swings for the body but Hurst moves out of range.
Savinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savinov swings widly with a right hand
and Savinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurst swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hurst checks the leg kick.
Hurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
Hurst misses with a body shot.
Hurst just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hurst lands with a shot to the body.
Savinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurst can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Hurst there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurst throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
Hurst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savinov scores with a push kick.
Hurst needs to keep his hands up - Savinov had a free shot at his head there.
Hurst misses with an uppercut.
Hurst lands the left hand.
A good leg kick by Hurst.
Savinov scores with a shot to the body.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Savinov's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses the jab.
It seemed like Hurst was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Savinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurst has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savinov throws a body punch but Hurst moves out of range.
Hurst is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savinov with a body shot.
Savinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Savinov tried to counter with a leg kick but Hurst avoided it.
Hurst takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hurst slips under a jab.
Savinov throws a body punch but Hurst moves out of range.
Savinov slips a straight right by Hurst.
A leg kick checked by Hurst.
Nice uppercut there from Hurst.
Savinov misses with a left hand
and Hurst counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savinov thinking.
Hurst avoids the body shot from Savinov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Savinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hurst throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Savinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurst cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst moves out of range as Savinov throws a body kick.
Savinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Savinov misses its intended target.
Hurst wants to counter the offense by Savinov and move into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hurst misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Savinov throws a head kick that half lands.
Savinov thuds a left hand into Hurst's body.
Hurst moves out of range of the body kick.
Hurst walks forward, straight into a front kick from Savinov.
Savinov throws a shot to the body.
Savinov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Savinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savinov scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexev Savinov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hurst throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Hurst sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Savinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hurst! But no joy.
A cross from Savinov lands.
Hurst scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savinov moves away.
Hurst throws a hook to the side of Savinov's head but Savinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savinov tries to counter by clinching up but Hurst breaks away and moves out of range.
Hurst cracks a nice hook into Savinov's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Hurst finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hurst misses the jab.
Hurst has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Hurst misses its intended target.
Savinov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hurst misses with a leg kick.
Hurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurst.
Savinov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst lands with a kick to the temple. Savinov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hurst takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savinov digs a good hook to Hurst's body.
Hurst takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurst uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savinov misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savinov.
Savinov lands a head kick. Hurst smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Savinov thumps Hurst with a low kick.
Savinov with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Savinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurst stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst moves out of range of the leg kick from Savinov.
Hurst avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Hurst throws a solid leg kick but Savinov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurst.
A decent looking cross lands there for Savinov.
Savinov scores with a nice head shot.
Hurst misses with a lunging right hand
and Savinov counters with a body kick that stops Hurst in his tracks momentarily.
Savinov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Savinov.
Savinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hurst misses with a leg kick
and Savinov counters with a low kick, right behind Hurst 's knee.
Savinov misses the shot to the body.
Savinov feints and then cracks Hurst's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurst down.
Gordon Hurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurst's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurst feints a counter leg kick.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Hurst's front leg but catches the back leg as Hurst tries to avoid it.
Hurst moves forwards but Savinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Savinov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurst. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hurst backs away, Savinov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hurst bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurst is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savinov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hurst walks into a jab.
Savinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurst jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Savinov cracks Hurst with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Savinov throws a head kick but Hurst moves out of range.
Hurst throws a lazy right hand but Savinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurst misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
Hurst throws an off balance right hand
and Savinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Savinov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hurst is rocked!
Savinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savinov.
Alexev Savinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savinov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Savinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Savinov lands a big head kick that sends Hurst tumbling to the mat! Savinov takes a step backwards and waves Hurst back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hurst is still on wobbly legs! Can Savinov finish him?
Savinov looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Savinov backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Hurst's temple! It sends Hurst violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Savinov celebrates and the doctors try to help Hurst!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Alexev Savinov!
A victorious Alexev Savinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.