|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Jcool (ranked 4393 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jcool might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Ilya Kushnirov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
21
195
10 - 22 - 0 |
|
175 cm
33
195
20 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abdul Jcool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jcool tries to clinch there but Kushnirov circles away.
Kushnirov with the counter takedown but Jcool avoids it easily.
Kushnirov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jcool misses with a takedown attempt - Kushnirov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kushnirov feints the counter takedown.
Jcool misses with a looping right.
And Kushnirov tries to counter it with a takedown but Jcool pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jcool shoots in looking for a takedown. Kushnirov tries to sprawl out of it but Jcool keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kushnirov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool goes for a double leg but Kushnirov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kushnirov continues to drive forward.
Kushnirov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kushnirov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jcool's efforts to push away.
Jcool has had enough of the clinch but Kushnirov keeps him there for the moment.
Jcool gets underhooks to prevent Kushnirov's takedown attempt.
Jcool is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jcool gets underhooks to prevent Kushnirov's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kushnirov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Jcool's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jcool is pushing Kushnirov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jcool tries to circle away but Kushnirov has him pinned against the cage.
Jcool is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kushnirov has Jcool pressed against the cage, preventing Jcool from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool is trying to push Kushnirov away but Kushnirov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kushnirov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kushnirov can't get the takedown.
Jcool prevents the takedown attempt.
Kushnirov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jcool is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jcool stops a takedown attempt from Kushnirov.
Jcool is trying to push Kushnirov away but Kushnirov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kushnirov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jcool seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kushnirov can turn it around.
Jcool fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jcool gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kushnirov.
Jcool is trying to break the clinch but Kushnirov has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jcool is pressed up against the cage. Kushnirov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jcool down to the mat. Jcool avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Jcool dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jcool throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jcool.
Jcool tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kushnirov feints the counter takedown.
Abdul Jcool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kushnirov wants it to stay on the feet.
Abdul Jcool is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jcool fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool has a takedown stuffed.
Kushnirov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jcool misses with a two punch combination.
Kushnirov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jcool defends it well.
Jcool is looking to clinch.
Kushnirov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jcool defends it well.
Jcool changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kushnirov tries to avoid it but Jcool manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kushnirov to the ground. Kushnirov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jcool swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kushnirov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jcool defends it well.
Jcool throws a sloppy head kick and Kushnirov moves out of range easily.
Jcool tries to close the distance and clinch but Kushnirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jcool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kushnirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jcool throws a sloppy head kick and Kushnirov moves out of range easily.
Jcool fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jcool misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kushnirov with the counter takedown but Jcool avoids it easily.
Jcool misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jcool just misses with a punch to the body.
Kushnirov feints the counter takedown.
Kushnirov stuffs the takedown attempt from Jcool. Jcool gets slowly back to his feet.
Kushnirov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jcool throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kushnirov but Kushnirov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kushnirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kushnirov feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jcool just misses with a punch to the body.
Kushnirov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jcool fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jcool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kushnirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kushnirov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Jcool.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Abdul Jcool will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jcool fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kushnirov with the counter takedown but Jcool avoids it easily.
Jcool moves in looking to clinch but Kushnirov pushes him off.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jcool fails to land the takedown.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jcool or perhaps it was just good defense by Kushnirov, which made it look bad.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kushnirov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jcool tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kushnirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov leaves Jcool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kushnirov as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jcool lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kushnirov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kushnirov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jcool closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kushnirov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jcool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kushnirov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kushnirov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jcool tries to close the distance and clinch but Kushnirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jcool tries to clinch but Kushnirov is having none of it.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jcool is looking to clinch but Kushnirov is avoiding it.
Kushnirov with the counter takedown but Jcool avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jcool.
Jcool tries to clinch there but Kushnirov circles away.
Jcool looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kushnirov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jcool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kushnirov pinned against the cage. Kushnirov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kushnirov feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jcool shoots in looking for a takedown. Kushnirov tries to sprawl out of it but Jcool keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kushnirov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kushnirov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jcool has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
12% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
