PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Valkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kabal
vs
Valkov

178 cm
22
161 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
161 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kabal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Valkov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkov defending well as Kabal loads up on a big left hand.
Valkov moves out of range as Kabal strikes.
Kabal looks to land a left hand but Valkov moved out of range nicely.
Valkov tries to bum rush Kabal with a series of wild strikes but Kabal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kabal missing with a left hand there. Valkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kabal throws an overhand right that lands on Valkov's shoulder, as Valkov tries to avoid the shot.
Kabal looks to land a left hand but Valkov moved out of range nicely.
Kabal misses with a hook.
Valkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kabal's head backwards.
Valkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kabal.
Kabal looks to land a right hand but Valkov moved out of range.
Valkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kabal.
Valkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kabal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kabal misses with a looping left.
Kabal throws a hook but Valkov blocks it.
Kabal throws a hook but Valkov blocks it.
Kabal throws an overhand right that lands on Valkov's shoulder, as Valkov tries to avoid the shot.
Kabal misses with a straight right.
Kabal throws an overhand right that lands on Valkov's shoulder, as Valkov tries to avoid the shot.
Kabal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kabal throws a big shot that misses.
Valkov moves out of range as Kabal strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kabal throws out a loose jab but Valkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kabal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kabal throws a jab when Valkov was well out of range.
Valkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kabal throws out the jab.
Kabal misses with an uppercut.

Valkov forces Kabal back against the cage and clinches.
Kabal wants to break free but Valkov has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kabal.
Valkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kabal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kabal.
Kabal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kabal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valkov prevents Kabal from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kabal blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Valkov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Valkov fails to land.

Valkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kabal misses with a looping right.
Kabal throws a hook to the side of Valkov's head but Valkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Valkov scores with a four punch combination!
Valkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kabal throws a hook but Valkov avoids it easily.
Valkov scores with a decent looking hook.

Valkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valkov misses with some punches.
Kabal tries to circle away but Valkov has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Valkov on the inside.
Valkov can't find room to land a body shot as Kabal controls the action.

Valkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valkov moves away from the strike by Kabal.
Kabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kabal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valkov.

Kabal is rocked!
Valkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kabal.
Oh Kabal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valkov misses with a double jab.
Kabal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valkov.
Valkov misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkov throws a right and a left that Kabal avoids nicely.
Kabal misses with an uppercut. Valkov saw that one coming.
Valkov throws a right hand that Kabal ducks under and follows up with a left that Kabal also avoids with ease.
Valkov swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Valkov misses.
Valkov misses with a double jab.
Valkov throws a series of punches but Kabal avoids them all with ease.
Kabal seems to have got his legs back now.
Valkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Valkov has managed to clinch.
Valkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valkov is struggling to control the position.
Kabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Valkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kabal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valkov ducks under a wild hook from Kabal.
Valkov blocks a jab.
Kabal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Valkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kabal throws out the jab.
Kabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valkov.
Kabal throws a hook to the side of Valkov's head but Valkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kabal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viktor Kabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kabal throws a hook but Valkov blocks it.
Valkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valkov slips a jab from Kabal.
Valkov looks to land a combination but Kabal avoids it well.
Kabal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kabal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Valkov misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Valkov both land. Nice combination.
Valkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kabal throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Valkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valkov.
Valkov slips a straight right by Kabal.
Valkov fails to land with a series of punches.

Valkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valkov looking to stall.
Valkov tries a body shot but Kabal blocks it.
Valkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kabal fails to land.
Kabal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Valkov.
Nice body punch from Valkov - that landed with a thud.
Kabal wants to get back to striking at distance but Valkov won't allow it.
Kabal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Valkov digs a right hand underneath Kabal's ribcage. Kabal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kabal struggles to land a body shot inside as Valkov controls his hands.
Valkov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kabal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valkov misses with a punch to the body.
Valkov is struggling to control the position.
Valkov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valkov breaks from the clinch.
Kabal throws an overhand right that lands on Valkov's shoulder, as Valkov tries to avoid the shot.
Kabal throws a looping overhand right but Valkov ducks down to avoid it.
Kabal throws a shot from downtown. Valkov moves away and avoids it.

Valkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kabal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valkov prevents Kabal from breaking the clinch.
Valkov taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valkov gets through Kabal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kabal digs a right hand into Valkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valkov's gas tank.
Kabal is trying to force a seperation but Valkov has the dominant position.
Valkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kabal or not.
Kabal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Valkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kabal throws a hook but Valkov blocks it.
Valkov throws a right and a left that Kabal avoids nicely.
Kabal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kabal.
Valkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kabal.
Valkov throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kabal stumbling backwards into the cage! Kabal bounces back off the cage towards Valkov, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Valkov lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Valkov celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladimir Valkov! Vladimir Valkov retains his lightweight title!