PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koo Koo Kangaroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Chielanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Chielanno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Koo Kangaroo
vs
Chielanno

171 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

- The Red Eye - Q158 for $100

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koo Koo Kangaroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Chielanno!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chielanno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kangaroo pinned against the cage. Kangaroo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kangaroo misses with an uppercut
and Chielanno counters with a series of strikes. Kangaroo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kangaroo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Koo Koo Kangaroo has been cut.
Chielanno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kangaroo throws a big shot that misses.
Chielanno throws a right hand that Kangaroo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kangaroo also avoids with ease.
Kangaroo swings widly with a right hand
and Chielanno counters with a series of strikes. Kangaroo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kangaroo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Kangaroo backing up. Kangaroo nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.

Kangaroo is rocked!
Chielanno slips a jab from Kangaroo.
Oh Kangaroo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Kangaroo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kangaroo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kangaroo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chielanno counters with a straight right hand.
Chielanno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kangaroo misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Chielanno misses.
Chielanno misses with a kick to the body.
Kangaroo blocks a leg kick.
Chielanno moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chielanno throws a right and a left that Kangaroo avoids nicely.
Koo Koo Kangaroo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chielanno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kangaroo avoids it really well and circles away.
Chielanno looks to land a combination but Kangaroo avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chielanno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chielanno ducks right into an uppercut from Kangaroo.
Chielanno is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kangaroo throws an off balance right hand
and Chielanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielanno looks gassed!
Kangaroo throws a body punch but Chielanno moves out of range.
Kangaroo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaroo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chielanno to counter with a crisp jab.
Kangaroo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chielanno staying out of range there.
Kangaroo misses with a lunging right hand

and Chielanno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kangaroo's guard now.
Chielanno wants to control from the top but Kangaroo keeps moving.
Kangaroo wants to stand but Chielanno is controlling the position.
Kangaroo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kangaroo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kangaroo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chielanno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chielanno trying to control the position from guard on top but Kangaroo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Chielanno was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kangaroo throws a shot from downtown. Chielanno moves away and avoids it.
Kangaroo throws a hook to the side of Chielanno's head but Chielanno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chielanno moves forwards but Kangaroo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kangaroo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chielanno looks to land a combination but Kangaroo avoids it well.
Chielanno shoots in and drives through. Kangaroo sprawls well.
Koo Koo Kangaroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.
Kangaroo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chielanno is just out of range.
A big left from Kangaroo misses.
Kangaroo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kangaroo. Chielanno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo throws an overhand right that lands on Chielanno's shoulder, as Chielanno tries to avoid the shot.
Kangaroo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chielanno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kangaroo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chielanno.
Chielanno lands a two punch combo.
Chielanno displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Chielanno or perhaps it was just good defense by Kangaroo which made him look bad.
Kangaroo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chielanno in his tracks.
Koo Koo Kangaroo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kangaroo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chielanno manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kangaroo as he avoids it easily.
Kangaroo looks to land a right hand but Chielanno moved out of range.
Kangaroo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kangaroo avoids the head kick by Chielanno.
Kangaroo misses with a looping right.
Kangaroo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kangaroo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chielanno.
Kangaroo throws a body punch but Chielanno moves out of range.
Kangaroo misses with a looping right.
Chielanno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chielanno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kangaroo throws a body punch but Chielanno moves out of range.
Kangaroo throws an overhand right that lands on Chielanno's shoulder, as Chielanno tries to avoid the shot.
Chielanno slips a straight right by Kangaroo.

Kangaroo moves into range and clinches up with Chielanno.
Chielanno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kangaroo smiles and moves away.
Kangaroo throws an off balance right hand
and Chielanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Kangaroo lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaroo misses with a right hand
and Chielanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielanno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo looks to land a left hand but Chielanno moved out of range nicely.
Chielanno avoids the body shot from Kangaroo.
Chielanno blocks a jab.
Kangaroo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chielanno avoids the body shot from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo throws an overhand right that lands on Chielanno's shoulder, as Chielanno tries to avoid the shot.
Chielanno slips under a jab from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo swings widly with a right hand
and Chielanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Chielanno scores with a decent looking hook.
Kangaroo throws a body kick that misses.
Kangaroo throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Chielanno misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chielanno defending well as Kangaroo loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chielanno throws a nice looking combination but Kangaroo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chielanno ducks under a wild hook from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kangaroo misses with a left hand
and Chielanno counters with a two punch combo.
Kangaroo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chielanno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Chielanno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koo Koo Kangaroo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kangaroo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kangaroo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chielanno's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chielanno moves out of range as Kangaroo strikes.
Kangaroo throws a body punch but Chielanno moves out of range.
Chielanno tries to move into range but Kangaroo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Kangaroo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chielanno moves out of range as Kangaroo strikes.
Kangaroo swings widly with a right hand
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Kangaroo backing up. Kangaroo nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.
Chielanno misses with the combination.
Kangaroo tries to clinch but Chielanno is having none of it.
Kangaroo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chielanno.
Kangaroo throws a right hand that misses
and Chielanno counters with a straight right hand.
Kangaroo misses with a hook
and Chielanno counters with a straight right hand.
Kangaroo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kangaroo misses with a lunging right hand
and Chielanno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chielanno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chielanno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kangaroo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kangaroo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kangaroo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaroo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chielanno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kangaroo avoids it really well and circles away.
Chielanno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kangaroo throws the left hand but Chielanno avoids the punch easily.
Kangaroo misses with a straight right.
Chielanno slips a jab from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo misses with a looping right.
Kangaroo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kangaroo misses with an uppercut
and Chielanno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangaroo.
Good exchange - Kangaroo coming out on top.
Chielanno's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chielanno duly obliges.
Chielanno moves out of range as Kangaroo strikes.
Kangaroo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chielanno moves away.
Kangaroo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chielanno was well out of range. Poor timing from Kangaroo.
A jab from Kangaroo misses.

Kangaroo darts in and clinches Chielanno up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kangaroo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chielanno fails with a takedown attempt.
Koo Koo Kangaroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.
Kangaroo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kangaroo lands a right hook to the body.
Chielanno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kangaroo.
Kangaroo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chielanno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kangaroo throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Kangaroo as Chielanno shoots in.
Chielanno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chielanno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kangaroo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chielanno.
Kangaroo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Chielanno. Those never looked like landing.
Chielanno just misses with a punch to the body.
Kangaroo lands a jab to Chielanno's midsection.
Kangaroo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chielanno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Kangaroo misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chielanno has a takedown stuffed.
Kangaroo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chielanno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kangaroo throws a right hand that misses
and Chielanno counters with a three punch combo that has Kangaroo backing up. Kangaroo nods at Chielanno to acknowledge the strikes.
Kangaroo connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Kangaroo misses.
Chielanno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chielanno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kangaroo circles away.
Kangaroo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chielanno counters with a one-two to the body.
Kangaroo throws a shot from downtown. Chielanno moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Chielanno or perhaps it was just good defense by Kangaroo which made him look bad.
Chielanno throws a one two combo.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo throws the left hand but Chielanno avoids the punch easily.
Kangaroo misses with a hook.
Chielanno lands a jab-cross combination.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangaroo.
Chielanno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kangaroo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaroo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chielanno.
Chielanno looks to land a body kick but Kangaroo moved away.

Kangaroo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chielanno tries to pull guard but Kangaroo won't allow it.
Kangaroo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chielanno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kangaroo prevents it.

Kangaroo breaks the clinch.
Kangaroo connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koo Koo Kangaroo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koo Koo Kangaroo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A swing and a miss from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo looks to land a right hand but Chielanno moved out of range.
Kangaroo misses with a right hand
and Chielanno counters with a series of strikes. Kangaroo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kangaroo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chielanno, pushing him back against the cage.

Kangaroo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kangaroo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chielanno looks for a takedown but Kangaroo sprawls well.
Chielanno avoids the body shot from Kangaroo.
A nice combination there by Chielanno.
Kangaroo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kangaroo misses with a body shot.
A big left from Kangaroo misses.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but Kangaroo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chielanno slips under a jab.
Chielanno moves out of range of the strikes.
Kangaroo misses with an uppercut.
Chielanno throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangaroo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kangaroo throws a big shot that misses.
Chielanno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chielanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kangaroo.
Chielanno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chielanno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kangaroo.
Chielanno shoots in for a double leg but Kangaroo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Koo Koo Kangaroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Chielanno.
Kangaroo throws an overhand right that lands on Chielanno's shoulder, as Chielanno tries to avoid the shot.
Kangaroo takes a swing at Chielanno's ribcage but misses.
Chielanno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chielanno connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kangaroo misses the target.
Fabio Chielanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chielanno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chielanno fails with a takedown attempt.
Chielanno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kangaroo.
The fighters circling - Kangaroo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chielanno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo throws a poor cross that misses
and Chielanno counters with a series of strikes. Kangaroo will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chielanno shoots in and drives through. Kangaroo sprawls well.
Chielanno misses with a double jab.
Kangaroo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chielanno was well out of range. Poor timing from Kangaroo.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chielanno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kangaroo connects with a jab.
Kangaroo misses with a looping left.
Chielanno feints a jab promting Kangaroo to slip. Chielanno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kangaroo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chielanno 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 Kangaroo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kangaroo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chielanno throws a series of punches but Kangaroo avoids them all with ease.
Chielanno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabio Chielanno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chielanno ducks under a wild hook from Kangaroo.
Kangaroo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chielanno counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kangaroo lands with an overhand left.
Kangaroo misses with a left hand
and Chielanno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kangaroo tries to clinch up.
Chielanno slips under a jab from Kangaroo.
Chielanno shoots in looking for a takedown but Kangaroo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chielanno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chielanno avoids the body shot from Kangaroo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kangaroo as Chielanno shoots in.

Kangaroo clinches.

Kangaroo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kangaroo looks to score with a jab to the body but Chielanno is just out of range.
Chielanno throws a body kick that misses.
Chielanno shoots in for a takedown but Kangaroo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kangaroo throws a hook but Chielanno avoids it easily.
Chielanno slips under a jab.
Chielanno shoots in but Kangaroo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kangaroo slaps away a takedown attempt from Chielanno, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Chielanno tries to keep at a distance but Kangaroo has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangaroo throws a lazy uppercut
and Chielanno counters with a two punch combo.
A big right from Kangaroo misses.
Chielanno moves out of range of the strikes.
Kangaroo misses the jab.
Kangaroo throws a shot from downtown. Chielanno moves away and avoids it.
Kangaroo misses the body punch
and Chielanno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Kangaroo moves into the clinch.

Kangaroo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Chielanno both land. Nice combination.
Kangaroo throws a shot from downtown. Chielanno moves away and avoids it.
Kangaroo staying out of range there.
Kangaroo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chielanno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kangaroo throws out the jab.
Chielanno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kangaroo throws a chopping leg kick but Chielanno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kangaroo misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koo Koo Kangaroo.
I think Kangaroo 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koo Koo Kangaroo!