PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Prokopenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limonov comes to the cage accompanied by LollyPop - Танцуй, суч. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Limonov
vs
Prokopenko

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Determined

L.A. Elite Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Prokopenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Limonov.
Nice body kick there by Limonov.

Prokopenko instigates a clinch.
Prokopenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Limonov's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Prokopenko misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Prokopenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Prokopenko misses with a body punch.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Limonov is leaning against Prokopenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Prokopenko looks gassed!
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Limonov obliges.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov works on Prokopenko's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Limonov on the inside.
Limonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
Limonov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Roman Prokopenko has been cut.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prokopenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Limonov.
A short uppercut from Limonov.
A nice left hand lands by Limonov.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Limonov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Limonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Limonov lands with a left to the head.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
Limonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prokopenko.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Limonov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Limonov.
A shot in the inside from Limonov.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Limonov obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Limonov.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Prokopenko won't want to take too many of those.
Limonov lands an uppercut.
Limonov scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov lands a nice elbow.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Limonov lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
Prokopenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Limonov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Limonov lands a body punch.
Limonov landing knees to the body.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Limonov.
Good body shot from Limonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Limonov lands with a left to the head.
Limonov lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Limonov.
Limonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prokopenkos head.
Limonov lands a knee to the body.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Limonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prokopenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Limonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Limonov.
Limonov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limonov crunches a lovely knee into Prokopenko's ribcage.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limonov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Limonov lands with a right to the head.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduard Limonov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Prokopenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Limonov throws a series of strikes that have Prokopenko backpedaling.

Prokopenko closes the distance and pushes Limonov back into the cage.
Limonov lands an elbow inside.
Prokopenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Prokopenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Limonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prokopenko.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Limonov.
Limonov gets through Prokopenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Limonov lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prokopenko can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Eduard Limonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Limonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
Limonov lands with a right to the head.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Still in the clinch, Limonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Prokopenko fails to land.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Limonov.
A right handed body shot lands from Limonov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Limonov.

Prokopenko is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov is leaning against Prokopenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prokopenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Prokopenko takes a shot to the head.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
Limonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Limonov working Prokopenko over with knees to the body.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov working Prokopenko over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov is leaning against Prokopenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov lands with a light punch inside.
Prokopenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Limonov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Limonov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Limonov.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
A right hook to the body lands for Limonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Limonov.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Limonov works on Prokopenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
Limonov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
Prokopenko takes a shot to the head.
Prokopenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Limonov finish him?
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov lands a nice uppercut.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Limonov obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limonov lands with a left to the head.
Limonov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Limonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduard Limonov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Prokopenko's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Limonov. Prokopenko shrugs it off though.
Limonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prokopenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prokopenko seems to have recovered his senses.
A right-left combo lands from Limonov.

Prokopenko moves into range and clinches up with Limonov.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prokopenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Limonov lands a nice elbow.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Limonov.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
A short right from Limonov.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
Limonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Limonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prokopenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limonov lands with a light punch inside.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body punch.
Limonov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Limonov.
Limonov digs a right hand underneath Prokopenko's ribcage. Prokopenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Limonov lands a nice uppercut.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Limonov lands an elbow just above Prokopenko 's eye.
Limonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Limonov obliges.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Limonov presses Prokopenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Limonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prokopenko or not.
Limonov lands with a light punch inside.
Limonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
Limonov scores with a shot to the side of Prokopenko's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limonov landing knees to the body.
Limonov is working Prokopenko over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Limonov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limonov lands a shot to the body.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Limonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Limonov.
Limonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Limonov lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body punch.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
Limonov lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Limonov.
Limonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov cracks Prokopenko with a nice body shot.
Limonov lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Limonov.
Limonov gets through Prokopenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Limonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Prokopenko won't want to take too many of those.
Roman Prokopenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Limonov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Limonov lands a body shot.
Limonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Limonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Limonov scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Limonov works on Prokopenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Limonov lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Limonov.
Limonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
Limonov lands a nice shot to the body.
Limonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prokopenko backwards.
Limonov scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Limonov.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
A hook to the body from Limonov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prokopenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Limonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Limonov.
Limonov lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Limonov.
Prokopenko takes a shot to the head.
Prokopenko takes a shot to the head.
Limonov crunches a lovely knee into Prokopenko's ribcage.
Limonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prokopenkos head.
Limonov pushes Prokopenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Limonov digs a right hand into Prokopenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prokopenko's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Limonov.
Nice body punch from Limonov - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Limonov on the inside.
Limonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Limonov.
A short body shot lands from Limonov as the two fighters clinch.
Eduard Limonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Limonov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduard Limonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Limonov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduard Limonov!