PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Parhatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parhatov has chosen Godsmack-I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Storman Norman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolay Parhatov's chin.

Norman
vs
Parhatov

188 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Storman Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Parhatov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parhatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parhatov tries a low kick but Norman avoids it.
Norman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parhatov misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Norman blocks the low kick.
Parhatov throws a chopping leg kick but Norman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norman scores with a nice strike.
Parhatov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parhatov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parhatov is looking to chop away at Norman's legs.
Norman blocks a low kick nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Parhatov - the referee stops the clock and Norman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Parhatov. Norman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Parhatov tenderised Norman's leg. Norman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parhatov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norman is out of range and Parhatov settles back down.
Parhatov connects with a leg kick. Norman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parhatov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norman finds it's way round the side to connect with Parhatov's head.
Parhatov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parhatov staying out of range there.
Parhatov scores with a nice body kick.
Parhatov looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parhatov.
Nice defenses there by Parhatov.
Parhatov is looking to land body kicks.
Parhatov throws a push kick but Norman slaps the foot to one side.
Parhatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parhatov moves away from the strike by Norman.
A solid body kick from Parhatov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Norman misses its intended target.
Parhatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norman throws the left hand but Parhatov avoids the punch easily.
Parhatov throws a solid leg kick but Norman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parhatov.
Parhatov throws a push kick but Norman slaps the foot to one side.
Parhatov misses with a head kick.
Parhatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parhatov tries to land a leg kick but Norman saw it coming and moves away.
Parhatov looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Parhatov throws out a leg kick but Norman moves out of range and Parhatov only half commits.
Parhatov is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws a series of punches but Parhatov moves out of range.
Norman dips to his left and cracks Parhatov with an uppercut!
Parhatov needs to keep his hands up - Norman had a free shot at his head there.
Norman moves out of range as Parhatov throws a body kick.
Norman missing with a left hand there. Parhatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parhatov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parhatov misses with a low kick.
Norman moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parhatov - that will leave a mark!
Parhatov tries to work over Norman's front leg with a kick but Norman checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman looks to land a right hand but Parhatov moved out of range.
Parhatov throws a low kick but Norman avoids it.
Norman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parhatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parhatov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Norman checks the leg kick.
Norman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parhatov lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parhatov throws out a leg kick but Norman moves out of range and Parhatov only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parhatov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norman checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parhatov.
Parhatov throws a low kick but Norman moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Parhatov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parhatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parhatov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norman is able to avoid easily.
Norman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norman avoids a kick to the body.
Parhatov looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Norman misses with a left hand

and Parhatov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parhatov.
Parhatov misses with an elbow over the top.
Parhatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parhatov blocking some punches.
Norman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Norman breaks from the clinch.
Norman lands a two punch combo.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
and Parhatov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parhatov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norman checks it well.
Norman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parhatov can pounce on him.
Parhatov tries to land a front kick but Norman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Norman.
Parhatov drops his hands momentarily and Norman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norman checks a leg kick.
Parhatov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norman misses with a straight right.
Parhatov throws a leg kick but Norman checks it.
Parhatov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parhatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norman.
Parhatov walks into a jab.
Parhatov misses with a low kick.
Parhatov throws a solid leg kick but Norman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parhatov.
Parhatov throws the kick towards the body but Norman avoids it.
Parhatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norman connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norman moves out of range of the leg kick from Parhatov.
Parhatov looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Parhatov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parhatov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parhatov tries to land a front kick but Norman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov is looking to land body kicks.
Parhatov is looking to land body kicks.
Norman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parhatov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parhatov.
A left lands for Norman.
Parhatov throws a head kick that misses.
Parhatov throws a leg kick that misses.
Norman avoids a kick to the body.
Parhatov is breathing heavily.
Norman throws out a powerful jab.
Parhatov misses with a low kick as Norman jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Norman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parhatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parhatov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parhatov moves away from the strike by Norman.
Parhatov looks to land a body kick but Norman moved away.
Parhatov tries to score with a low kick but Norman moves his leg out of the way.
Parhatov takes one to the side of the head.
Nikolay Parhatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parhatov connects with a leg kick. Norman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parhatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parhatov throws a leg kick but Norman checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norman blocks a head kick by Parhatov.
Parhatov tries a low kick but Norman avoids it.
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!
Norman throws a hook but Parhatov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Parhatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Norman misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Norman blocks the low kick.
Parhatov motions for Norman to come forward. Parhatov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parhatov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parhatov throws a head kick but Norman moves out of range.
Nikolay Parhatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norman throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Norman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parhatov.
Norman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parhatov.
Parhatov throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parhatov.
Parhatov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parhatov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parhatov throws a body kick that misses.
Parhatov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick from Parhatov misses.
Norman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parhatov tries to land a front kick but Norman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parhatov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parhatov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parhatov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parhatov.
Parhatov misses with a kick to the body.
Parhatov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parhatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parhatov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parhatov is looking to land body kicks.
Norman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parhatov tries to land a front kick but Norman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Parhatov lands a front kick.
A solid body kick from Parhatov.
Norman stalks Parhatov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parhatov's face. Parhatov staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Norman blocks the low kick.
Parhatov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norman.
Norman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman misses with an uppercut.
Norman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parhatov moves away.
Parhatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parhatov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Norman dips to his left and cracks Parhatov with an uppercut!
Parhatov misses with a body kick.
Parhatov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parhatov scores with a spinning back kick!
A clash of legs there as Norman blocks the low kick.
Norman avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parhatov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norman scores with a jab to the body.
Parhatov throws a head kick but Norman moves out of range.
Norman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parhatov backs up against the cage.
Parhatov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parhatov throws a low kick but Norman moves out of range easily.
Norman blocks a leg kick.
Parhatov takes one to the side of the head.
Norman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Storman Norman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parhatov throws a leg kick but Norman checks it.
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!
Parhatov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Parhatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parhatov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Parhatov!
Nikolay Parhatov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.