PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Hughes (ranked 3267 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Vino Kourov (ranked 201 p4p, 220 weight class). Kourov has chosen COME ON as his entrance music. Vino Kourov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hughes
vs
Kourov

170 cm
19
147
5 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
136
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Advance Sport Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vino Kourov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Kourov throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Kourov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Kourov has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.
Hughes misses with an elbow strike.
Hughes pressing his opponent against the cage.

Kourov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kourov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kourov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kourov backwards.

Kourov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes looks for a takedown but Kourov sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kourov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Hughes is rocked!
Kourov lands a body shot.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kourov weaves into range and cracks Hughes right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hughes goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kourov is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vino Kourov!
Vino Kourov is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Vino Kourov said 'great thanks to Ramirez School of Excellence and its boss Jeffrey Ramirez. I'm here to stay !'.