PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zezinho Chumbada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zezinho Chumbada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kravichenko
vs
Chumbada

183 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zezinho Chumbada!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chumbada looks to land a combination but Kravichenko avoids it well.
Chumbada thuds his shin into the meat of Kravichenko's side.

Kravichenko dives in and scores a takedown into Chumbada's guard.
Kravichenko is breathing heavily.
Kravichenko throwing strikes but missing.
Chumbada wants to stand and escape but Kravichenko is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravichenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chumbada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.
Kravichenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kravichenko stands up over Chumbada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kravichenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kravichenko won't allow Chumbada to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chumbada is looking to stand up but Kravichenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumbada is looking to stand up but Kravichenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravichenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kravichenko is in close to Chumbada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kravichenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kravichenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chumbada wants to stand and escape but Kravichenko is having none of it.
Kravichenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kravichenko lands a couple of digs.
Chumbada wants to stand but Kravichenko is controlling the position.
Kravichenko landing with the ground and pound.
Kravichenko prevents Chumbada from getting back to his feet.
Kravichenko cracks Chumbada with a solid left hand.
Kravichenko distracts Chumbada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kravichenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Kravichenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko cracks Chumbada with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kravichenko prevents Chumbada from getting back to his feet.
Kravichenko lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kravichenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet but Kravichenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kravichenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Kravichenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Kravichenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chumbada's head.
Kravichenko is working Chumbada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kravichenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chumbada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kravichenko is controlling him.
Kravichenko is in close to Chumbada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kravichenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kravichenko stands up over Chumbada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kravichenko scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbada is looking to stand up but Kravichenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravichenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chumbada's head.
Kravichenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kravichenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kravichenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kravichenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kravichenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kravichenko with a nice head shot there.
Kravichenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kravichenko scoring with punches to the head and body.

Chumbada is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chumbada can't break the clinch.
Kravichenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chumbada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kravichenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Chumbada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chumbada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Chumbada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zezinho Chumbada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kravichenko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Kravichenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chumbada cracks Kravichenko with an open hand slap.
Kravichenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chumbada avoids it really well and circles away.
Chumbada lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kravichenko avoids the head kick by Chumbada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chumbada throws a sloppy head kick and Kravichenko moves out of range easily.
Chumbada misses with the combination.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chumbada enables Kravichenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chumbada manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kravichenko prevents Chumbada from getting back to his feet.
Kravichenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet but Kravichenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kravichenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kravichenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Kravichenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Kravichenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kravichenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kravichenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chumbada has momentary wrist control but Kravichenko slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko prevents Chumbada from getting back to his feet.
Kravichenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chumbada's head.
Kravichenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kravichenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kravichenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kravichenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kravichenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.
Kravichenko lands a couple of elbows.
Chumbada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kravichenko is controlling him.
Kravichenko is in close to Chumbada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oleg Kravichenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.
Kravichenko looking to pass the guard.
Chumbada is looking to stand up but Kravichenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravichenko is in close to Chumbada's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko postures up and lands a big shot to Chumbada's brow.
Kravichenko works over Chumbada with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chumbada wants to stand up but Kravichenko is controlling him.
Kravichenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Kravichenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chumbada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kravichenko is pushing down on Chumbada's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chumbada is fighting to maintain full guard but Kravichenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kravichenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kravichenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chumbada is looking to escape.
Kravichenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chumbada is trying to stand up here but Kravichenko is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbada taking some punishment here, with Kravichenko in his half guard.
Chumbada taking some punishment here, with Kravichenko in his half guard.
Kravichenko winds up and cracks Chumbada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kravichenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chumbada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chumbada has hold of Kravichenko's hands but Kravichenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kravichenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chumbada is trying to stand back up but Kravichenko is controlling him
Kravichenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kravichenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chumbada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kravichenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chumbada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kravichenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravichenko prevents Chumbada from standing back up.
Chumbada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chumbada is trying to stand back up but Kravichenko is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kravichenko connects with a nice short shot to Chumbada's temple.
Chumbada pushes Kravichenko off looking to stand but Kravichenko dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Kravichenko there.
Kravichenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chumbada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chumbada tries to kick Kravichenko off but Kravichenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kravichenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chumbada is trying to stand up here but Kravichenko is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kravichenko connects with a nice short shot to Chumbada's temple.
Kravichenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chumbada looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Kravichenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chumbada misses with a looping left.
Chumbada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chumbada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chumbada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravichenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kravichenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kravichenko connects with a nice short shot to Chumbada's temple.
Chumbada is trying to stand back up but Kravichenko is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kravichenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chumbada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chumbada tries to kick Kravichenko off but Kravichenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chumbada is trying to stand.
Chumbada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kravichenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chumbada has hold of Kravichenko's hands but Kravichenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kravichenko working over Chumbada with some ground and pound. Chumbada looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chumbada is looking to escape.
Kravichenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chumbada is trying to stand.
Kravichenko drops an elbow to the side of Chumbada's head.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko working Chumbada over with strikes.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kravichenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kravichenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kravichenko lands strikes from half guard.
Kravichenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chumbada's head.
Kravichenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Chumbada makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kravichenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chumbada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kravichenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kravichenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chumbada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kravichenko winds up and cracks Chumbada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kravichenko lands a nice short elbow.
Chumbada is looking to escape.
Kravichenko is nestled in close to Chumbada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kravichenko lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Kravichenko.
Kravichenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kravichenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chumbada is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kravichenko lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravichenko stops Chumbada from getting back to his feet.
Kravichenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chumbada is trying to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravichenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kravichenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chumbada wants to get back to his feet.
Kravichenko winds up and cracks Chumbada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kravichenko slips a nice elbow through Chumbada's hands, connecting with Chumbada's forehead.
Nice strikes from Kravichenko there.
Kravichenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kravichenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kravichenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zezinho Chumbada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Kravichenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kravichenko thows a huge punch but Chumbada dodges it nicely.
Kravichenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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 Oleg Kravichenko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kravichenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Kravichenko!