PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Kavelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kavelin
vs
Hendrix

201 cm
26
203 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

198 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrej Kavelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kavelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses
and Kavelin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kavelin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendrix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kavelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendrix.
Kavelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Kavelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kavelin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendrix scores with a jab. Kavelin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hendrix cracks Kavelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kavelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kavelin moves into the clinch.
Kavelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrix scores with a knee to the head.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Kavelin is blocking nicely.
Hendrix avoiding damage.
Kavelin throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kavelin avoids it.
Kavelin takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kavelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix misses with a double jab.
Kavelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kavelin.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Kavelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendrix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kavelin is out of range and Hendrix settles back down.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Kavelin moves out of range.
A combination from Kavelin does no damage.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kavelin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hendrix's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kavelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kavelin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns Kavelin into the cage.
Kavelin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hendrix wants to stall.
Hendrix stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are getting on Hendrix's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimi Hendrix.
Kavelin blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Kavelin tries to clinch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kavelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a right hand
and Kavelin counters with a one-two to the body.
Hendrix is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kavelin.
Kavelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendrix is just out of range.

Kavelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Kavelin from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin throwing strikes from guard but Hendrix blocks nicely.
Kavelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendrix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kavelin won't allow Hendrix to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavelin throws a strike but Hendrix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrej Kavelin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hendrix misses with a hook. Kavelin ducked under it nicely.
Kavelin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kavelin moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Kavelin saw that one coming.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kavelin backs up against the cage.

Kavelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kavelin digs a right hand underneath Hendrix's ribcage. Hendrix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hendrix working aggressively here.
Hendrix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kavelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kavelin misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavelin trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a punch to the body.
Kavelin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Kavelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Kavelin misses its intended target.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendrix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick by Hendrix misses
and Kavelin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jimi Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Hendrix lands.
Kavelin tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Hendrix misses.
Kavelin looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Kavelin moves out of range.
Good shot there by Hendrix.

Kavelin is rocked!
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!
Kavelin slips a jab from Hendrix.
Oh Kavelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Hendrix misses.
Kavelin misses with a straight right.
Kavelin looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
Hendrix cracks Kavelin with a hook to the temple - Kavelin is on wobbly legs here! Hendrix swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kavelin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hendrix wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimi Hendrix!
Jimi Hendrix managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.