PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kuznetsov
vs
Janos

190 cm
24
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov shoots in for a double leg but Janos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Janos rushes Kuznetsov and presses him up against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries to pull guard but Janos holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuznetsov drops back down to his feet.
Kuznetsov can't break the clinch.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
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!
Janos crunches a lovely knee into Kuznetsov's ribcage.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuznetsov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos stalls.
Janos lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Andrei Kuznetsov has been cut.
Janos connects with a knee to the head.
Janos avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuznetsov won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuznetsov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos connects with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos effectively controlling the action here.
Janos with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Janos is stalling here.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuznetsov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.
Janos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuznetsov up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Janos.
Janos wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Janos clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos crunches a lovely knee into Kuznetsov's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Janos.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuznetsov's face.
Janos taking a breather.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Kuznetsov'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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Janos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Janos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Janos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuznetsov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Janos to work.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuznetsov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos leaning against his opponent.
Jim Janos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jim Janos.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznetsov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Janos closes the distance and clinches.
Janos landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Janos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuznetsov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janos stalls.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janos crunches a lovely knee into Kuznetsov's ribcage.
Janos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janos with a knee to the head.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Janos to work.
Kuznetsov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos scores with a knee to the head.

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Janos misses with a knee strike.
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Janos has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuznetsov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuznetsov blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetsov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Janos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Kuznetsov's cut.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Janos tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Janos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuznetsov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janos wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Janos is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Kuznetsov shoots for a takedown but Janos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kuznetsov gets tackled into the cage by Janos. Janos maintains the clinch.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Janos receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kuznetsov tries to pull guard but Janos won't allow it.
Kuznetsov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuznetsov won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Janos working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.
Janos stalling the fight.
Janos landing knees to the head.
Janos slows down the pace here.
Janos working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Janos.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Janos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuznetsov's face.
Kuznetsov can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Kuznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Janos working Kuznetsov over with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janos is keeping busy.
Janos connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Janos is defending well for now.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos landing knees to the body.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuznetsov is trying to maintain a safe position but Janos gets an underhook and turns Kuznetsov into the cage.
Janos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Janos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuznetsov.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Janos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jim Janos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janos lands a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrei Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as Janos controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Janos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Janos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!