PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oleg Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sladkov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here . Crain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Roots - Kool On. Oleg Sladkov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sladkov
vs
Crain

190 cm
26
240 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

192 cm
20
242 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Sladkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Crain!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sladkov misses with a hook.
Sladkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crain.
Sladkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Crain connects with a high kick.
Crain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sladkov is able to avoid easily.
Sladkov takes a swing at Crain's ribcage but misses.
Sladkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Crain counters with a good, hard body kick but Sladkov shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Sladkov.
Sladkov works Crain's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sladkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sladkov throws the left hand but Crain avoids the punch easily.
Crain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sladkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Crain counters with a low kick, right behind Sladkov 's knee.
Sladkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Crain counters with a body kick.
Sladkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Crain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sladkov misses with an uppercut
and Crain counters with a big head kick but Sladkov shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sladkov throws a right and a left that Crain avoids nicely.
Crain cracks the inside of Sladkov's front leg.
Crain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sladkov throws the left hand but Crain avoids the punch easily.
Sladkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Crain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sladkov.
Crain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crunch! Crain slams his shin into Sladkov's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crain. That's going to slow Sladkov down.
Sladkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crain moves away.
Sladkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crain moves away.
Crain checks a leg kick nicely.
Oleg Sladkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crain ducks under a wild hook from Sladkov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain is looking to land body kicks.
Crain ducks under a wild hook from Sladkov.
Crain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crain slips under a jab.
Sladkov swings for the body but Crain moves out of range.
Crain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Sladkov misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Crain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sladkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sladkov.
Sladkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Crain.
A punch combination from Sladkov misses.
Sladkov misses with an uppercut.
Sladkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crain.
A big right from Sladkov misses.
Crain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain drops his hands momentarily and Sladkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sladkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sladkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sladkov misses with a body punch
and Crain counters with a straight right hand.
Sladkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crain.
Sladkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crain.
Crain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sladkov throws out a loose jab but Crain uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain moves away from the strike by Sladkov.
Sladkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crain.
Sladkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sladkov duly obliges.

It looks like Tyler Crain has been cut.

Sladkov clips Crain with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crain a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Crain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sladkov.
Crain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crain slips a straight right by Sladkov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov digs a good hook to Crain's body.
Crain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sladkov.
Sladkov misses with a leg kick
and Crain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slow jab from Sladkov misses its intended target.
Sladkov throws out a loose jab but Crain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sladkov throws a lazy right hand but Crain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sladkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crain manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crain throws a jab but it's blocked by Sladkov.
Crain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sladkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sladkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crain.
Crain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crain there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sladkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crain counters with a head kick.
Sladkov misses with a leg kick
and Crain counters with a good low kick that Sladkov was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Sladkov will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Crain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Crain. Sladkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sladkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sladkov connects with a right hand. Crain shakes it off.
Crain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sladkov momentarily.
Sladkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sladkov throws an overhand right that lands on Crain's shoulder, as Crain tries to avoid the shot.
Sladkov throws an off balance right hand
and Crain counters with a nice uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crain, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sladkov finds it's target.
Sladkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sladkov throws the left hand but Crain avoids the punch easily.
Sladkov throws a right hand that Crain ducks under and follows up with a left that Crain also avoids with ease.
Sladkov throws a series of punches but Crain moves out of range.
Sladkov misses with a right hand
and Crain counters with a thumping low kick.
Sladkov throws a hook but Crain avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain slips a jab and a cross from Sladkov.
Crain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sladkov throws an off balance right hand
and Crain counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Sladkov moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Crain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sladkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Crain slips a straight right by Sladkov.
Oleg Sladkov is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crain dodges the punch combination from Sladkov.
Sladkov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sladkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Sladkov misses its intended target.
Crain misses with a right hand
and Sladkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Sladkov does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Sladkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crain defending well as Sladkov loads up on a big left hand.
Crain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sladkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sladkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sladkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

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 Sladkov.
Well Sladkov 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oleg Sladkov!
A relieved looking Oleg Sladkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.