PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death by Slayer. Kwon has chosen Wu Tang Clan - CREAM as his entrance music. H Y Kwon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Igor Svetnela's chin.

Svetnela
vs
Y Kwon

187 cm
31
198 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

180 cm
29
198 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

Balco Boys - Hilo
BALCO UNIFORM

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, H Y Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Kwon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svetnela, pushing him back against the cage.
Svetnela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kwon's defenses.
Kwon wants a takedown.
Kwon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Svetnela is defending well.
Kwon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svetnela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of H Y Kwon.
Svetnela punishes Kwon's body with a nice straight punch.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kwon shoots in but Svetnela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Svetnela lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela delivers a nice body kick.
Kwon looks gassed!
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Kwon or perhaps it was just good defense by Svetnela which made him look bad.
Nice cross by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Svetnela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwon checks a low kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svetnela throws a right hand that Kwon ducks under and follows up with a left that Kwon also avoids with ease.
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Kwon fails with the takedown.
Svetnela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svetnela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Svetnela. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kwon scores with a nice body kick.
Svetnela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svetnela avoids a kick to the body.
Kwon motions for Svetnela to come forward. Kwon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like H Y Kwon has been cut.
Kwon throws a lazy right hand but Svetnela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svetnela scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kwon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Svetnela's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kwon under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a wild combination.
Svetnela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svetnela is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svetnela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kwon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. Svetnela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svetnela thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on H Y Kwon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Svetnela misses with a hook
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Svetnela thows a leg kick but Kwon checks it
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kwon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kwon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Svetnela thows a leg kick but Kwon checks it
and Svetnela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kwon.
Kwon throws a push kick but Svetnela slaps the foot to one side.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kwon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwon throws the left hand but Svetnela avoids the punch easily.
Kwon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Kwon sees coming a mile off.
Kwon throws a right hand that Svetnela ducks under and follows up with a left that Svetnela also avoids with ease.
Kwon misses with a two punch combination.
Kwon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Svetnela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svetnela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kwon is breathing heavily.
Svetnela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Svetnela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwon doesn't seem phased though.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwon blocks the leg kick.
Svetnela is looking to chop away at Kwon's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to land a front kick but Kwon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kwon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svetnela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Svetnela looks to land a left hand but Kwon moved out of range nicely.
Svetnela looks for the body kick but Kwon saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Kwon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon thows a body shot but no joy.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Kwon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Svetnela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Svetnela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kwon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Kwon moves out of range easily.
Kwon slips under a jab from Svetnela.
Kwon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svetnela throws a low kick, looking for Kwon's leg but Kwon calmly moves out of range.
Svetnela wants to land a leg kick but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kwon takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svetnela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Svetnela misses with a series of wild punches.
Svetnela misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Svetnela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on H Y Kwon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kwon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Kwon checks a low kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kwon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Svetnela scores with a head kick.
Kwon shoots in and drives through. Svetnela sprawls well.
Kwon tries to clinch but Svetnela is having none of it.
Svetnela lands a nice shot to the body.
Svetnela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kwon's head.
Svetnela thuds his right hand into Kwon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svetnela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
Kwon checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A cross from Svetnela lands.
Svetnela connects with a solid leg kick.
Kwon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svetnela lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kwon is defended easily by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a head kick!
Svetnela getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kwon drives through and clinches with Svetnela against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
Kwon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Svetnela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kwon wants to take the fight to the mat but Svetnela manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of H Y Kwon.
Kwon is trying to drag Svetnela to the mat but Svetnela just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kwon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Svetnela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
H Y Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svetnela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela working aggressively here.
Svetnela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svetnela stops a takedown attempt from Kwon.
Kwon is looking for a takedown.
Svetnela is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kwon wants to take the fight to the mat but Svetnela manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Svetnela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Svetnela as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svetnela 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Svetnela!
Post fight, Igor Svetnela stared into the camera and said 'There have been rumors of my impending retirement and I just wanted to let you know that the rumors are true. However, I have a few fights left in the tank and I promise that I will go out with a bang, one way or another.'.