PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andromedovv Splahrn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Dzagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzagoev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AFI - The Beginning. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Splahrn
vs
Dzagoev

177 cm
21
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andromedovv Splahrn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Dzagoev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzagoev throws a left and a right that both miss

and Splahrn counters by clinching up.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
Dzagoev can't break the clinch.
Splahrn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Splahrn fails to land.
Splahrn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Splahrn prevents Dzagoev from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Splahrn.
Dzagoev tries to circle away but Splahrn has him pinned against the ropes.
Dzagoev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Splahrn throws a head punch that misses.
Splahrn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Splahrn fails to land.
Dzagoev has had enough of the clinch but Splahrn keeps him there for the moment.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzagoev is trying to force a seperation but Splahrn has the dominant position.
Splahrn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Splahrn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Splahrn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dzagoev tries to break free but Splahrn pushes him back against the ropes.
Splahrn tries to work over Dzagoev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dzagoev tries to break the clinch but Splahrn is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzagoev.
Dzagoev blocking some punches.
Splahrn swings wildly with an uppercut but Dzagoev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Splahrn has Dzagoev pressed against the ropes, preventing Dzagoev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splahrn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Splahrn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dzagoev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzagoev wants to get back to striking at distance but Splahrn won't allow it.
Splahrn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.
Splahrn misses with a punch on the inside.
Dzagoev looking to stall.
Splahrn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dzagoev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Splahrn misses with some punches.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
Splahrn lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev is trying to push Splahrn away but Splahrn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Splahrn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Splahrn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Splahrn misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Splahrn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Splahrn.
Splahrn scores with a shot to the side of Dzagoev's head.
Dzagoev blocks an uppercut.
Splahrn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dzagoev working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Splahrn fails to land.
Splahrn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dzagoev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Splahrn.
Splahrn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzagoev controls his hands.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Splahrn lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Splahrn.
Splahrn working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Splahrn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Splahrn scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Splahrn misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andromedovv Splahrn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Splahrn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Splahrn is looking to clinch but Dzagoev is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Splahrn misses the target.
Dzagoev throws a right hand that Splahrn ducks under and follows up with a left that Splahrn also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Splahrn.
Splahrn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dzagoev counters with a one-two to the body.
Dzagoev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dzagoev tries to bum rush Splahrn with a series of wild strikes but Splahrn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Dzagoev.
Dzagoev lands with a nice combination. Splahrn backs away looking to recover.

Splahrn is rocked!

It looks like Andromedovv Splahrn has been cut.
Andromedovv Splahrn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzagoev missing with a left hand there. Splahrn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Splahrn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dzagoev swats away the attempt to clinch by Splahrn.
Dzagoev misses with a wild combination.
Splahrn seems to have got his legs back now.
Dzagoev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Splahrn to score with a decent uppercut.
Dzagoev throws a jab when Splahrn was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzagoev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Splahrn lands with an uppercut that bounces Dzagoev off the ropes and back into range.
Splahrn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Splahrn misses with an uppercut
and Dzagoev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dzagoev swings for the body but Splahrn moves out of range.
Splahrn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dzagoev.
Dzagoev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Splahrn moves away.
Splahrn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Splahrn.
Splahrn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Splahrn throws a looping overhand right but Dzagoev ducks down to avoid it.
Splahrn loads up on a big right hand but Dzagoev slips the punch.
Dzagoev misses with a few strikes there.
Splahrn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Splahrn lands a jab.
Splahrn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev throws a nice looking combination but Splahrn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dzagoev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dzagoev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Splahrn connects with a body shot that sends Dzagoev's belly button to the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dzagoev looks to land a combination but Splahrn avoids it well.
Dzagoev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Splahrn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dzagoev is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Splahrn.
Andromedovv Splahrn is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Splahrn.

Dzagoev is rocked!

It looks like Vladimir Dzagoev has been cut.
Dzagoev moves away from the strike by Splahrn.
Dzagoev is still on wobbly legs! Can Splahrn finish him?
Splahrn scores with a jab. Dzagoev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Splahrn wants to clinch up but Dzagoev keeps it at a distance.
Dzagoev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Splahrn avoids the body shot from Dzagoev.
Dzagoev seems to have recovered his senses.
Vladimir Dzagoev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzagoev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dzagoev walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Dzagoev is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andromedovv Splahrn!