PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 578 p4p, 619 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 81 p4p, 85 weight class). Noeigati's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cremation of Sam McGee. Korolev has chosen Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash) 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.

Noeigati
vs
Korolev

182 cm
30
172
15 - 8 - 1

180 cm
28
176
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Noeigati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev tries to score with a low kick but Noeigati moves his leg out of the way.
Korolev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Noeigati.
A big left from Korolev misses.
Korolev connects with an inside leg kick.
Noeigati tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noeigati connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noeigati on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Korolev. Korolev obviously looking to wear him down.
Korolev thumps Noeigati with a low kick.
Korolev connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noeigati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korolev scores with a leg kick.
Korolev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noeigati ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Noeigati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Korolev walks into a stiff left hand from Noeigati.

It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev tries to work over Noeigati's front leg with a kick but Noeigati checks it.
Korolev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Korolev connects with a leg kick.
Noeigati has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Korolev.
Noeigati tries to work over Korolev's front leg with a kick but Korolev checks it.
Korolev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Korolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noeigati.
Noeigati thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Korolev throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev misses with a low kick.
Noeigati misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korolev.
Korolev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Noeigati if he has to take too many more of those.
Noeigati throws a chopping leg kick but Korolev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noeigati takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Noeigati cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noeigati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Korolev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noeigati.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Noeigati. That did some damage!
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Benjamin Noeigati has been cut.
Korolev staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Korolev misses.
Noeigati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Korolev.
Noeigati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korolev.
Korolev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noeigati misses with a double jab.
Noeigati takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Noeigati takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev thuds a left hand into Noeigati's body.
Korolev throws an off balance right hand
and Noeigati counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Korolev feints and then cracks Noeigati's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noeigati down.
Noeigati sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Korolev scoring well with a low kick there.
Korolev thows a leg kick but Noeigati checks it
and Noeigati counters with a leg kick.
Korolev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noeigati throws out the jab.
Korolev tries to score with a low kick but Noeigati moves his leg out of the way.
Korolev misses with a hook. Noeigati ducked under it nicely.
Noeigati throws a wild body kick that Korolev sees coming a mile off.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noeigati.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Korolev tries to land a leg kick but Noeigati saw it coming and moves away.
Korolev throws a jab when Noeigati was well out of range.
Korolev misses with a low kick.
Korolev misses with a wild body shot.
Noeigati works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Korolev connects with a solid leg kick.
Korolev throws a shot to the body.
Korolev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander Korolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noeigati takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Korolev throws a looping overhand right but Noeigati ducks down to avoid it.
Noeigati is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Korolev throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been told by Noeigati's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noeigati tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Korolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korolev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noeigati.
As Korolev backs away, Noeigati returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Korolev.
Noeigati displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Noeigati avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Korolev thumps Noeigati with a low kick.
Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Korolev scores with a nice body kick.
Noeigati scores with a shot to the body.
Noeigati lands a nice looking kick to the body. Korolev takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noeigati moves away.
It looked like Noeigati was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Korolev.
Noeigati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
Noeigati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Korolev.
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!
Noeigati takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from Korolev tenderised Noeigati's leg. Noeigati is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noeigati might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Noeigati.
Noeigati blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Korolev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Korolev scores with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Korolev.
Korolev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Korolev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korolev throws a chopping leg kick but Noeigati manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Korolev lands a right hook to the body.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
Noeigati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korolev.
Noeigati takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Korolev throws a leg kick but Noeigati sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korolev lands a leg kick that knocks Noeigati off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noeigati staying out of range there.
Noeigati moves out of range of the body kick.
Noeigati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Noeigati is looking to counter punch.
Korolev looks to land a right hand but Noeigati moved out of range.
Noeigati will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Korolev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noeigati checks a leg kick.
Noeigati is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Noeigati.
Korolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Noeigati should have avoided that one.
Korolev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Korolev backs away, Noeigati returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Korolev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Noeigati misses its target.
Korolev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korolev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noeigati lunges at Korolev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korolev's hand.
Korolev connects with a solid leg kick.
Noeigati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Korolev connects with a leg kick.
Korolev is looking to land body kicks.
Korolev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noeigati.
Noeigati has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Korolev stuns Noeigati with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Korolev.
Korolev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noeigati.
Noeigati's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Korolev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noeigati checks a leg kick.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noeigati makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Korolev swinging wildly here.
Noeigati half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benjamin Noeigati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev misses the body punch
and Noeigati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korolev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noeigati.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Korolev with a nice calf kick.
Noeigati throws an off balance right hand
enabling Korolev to counter with a crisp jab.
Noeigati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noeigati misses with a shot to the body
and Korolev counters with a straight right hand.
Korolev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Noeigati to counter with a crisp jab.
Korolev throws a solid leg kick but Noeigati takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Korolev.
Korolev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noeigati looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Korolev.
Korolev misses with a low kick.
Korolev tries to work over Noeigati's front leg with a kick but Noeigati checks it.
Noeigati blocks a leg kick.
Noeigati tries a low kick but Korolev avoids it.
Korolev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noeigati.
Korolev tries a low kick but Noeigati avoids it.
Noeigati tries to counter by clinching up but Korolev breaks away and moves out of range.
Korolev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noeigati lands with a kick to the temple. Korolev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Alexander Korolev's cut even more.

Noeigati cracks Korolev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Korolev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Noeigati finish him?

Korolev is rocked!
Korolev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Noeigati engages and cracks Korolev with a massive lead left hook - Korolev tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Noeigati is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Noeigati!
An out of breath Benjamin Noeigati thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.