PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Koreskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koreskov comes to the cage accompanied by Небо Славян. Andrey Koreskov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koreskov
vs
Cheese

187 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Koreskov!
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, Dick Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koreskov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koreskov showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koreskov content to control rather than advance.
Cheese is looking for a sweep. Koreskov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese is looking to control Koreskov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cheese avoid being mounted?
Cheese tries to roll over but Koreskov keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese wants to hit a switch here but Koreskov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cheese there!
Cheese is trying to escape the mount.
Cheese keeps trying to improve his position.
Cheese tries to lock up and control but Koreskov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cheese is desperately trying to improve his position but Koreskov has a good base and remains in mount.
Koreskov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cheese to take his back!
Cheese is really stuck here.
Koreskov biding his time, controlling Cheese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is in bad spot here.
I would not like to be Cheese right now.
Koreskov keeps control of the position as Cheese tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to control the action but Koreskov just sinks the hooks in.
Koreskov has the hooks in. Cheese is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Koreskov is not going to allow Cheese to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be Cheese right now.
Koreskov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cheese for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Cheese will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Koreskov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koreskov is defended easily by Cheese.
Cheese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koreskov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheese as he jumps to the side.
Koreskov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Koreskov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koreskov is defended easily by Cheese.
Cheese tried to score with a low kick but Koreskov checks it.
Cheese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese 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 Koreskov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koreskov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koreskov moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrey Koreskov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheese motions for Koreskov to come forward. Cheese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a straight right.
Cheese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koreskov is able to avoid easily.
Koreskov tries for a takedown but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koreskov blocks a head kick by Cheese.
Koreskov checks a leg kick.

Koreskov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koreskov showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Koreskov seems content to control.
Cheese trying to get back to full guard but Koreskov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cheese tries to improve his position but instead Koreskov has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese can't escape the position.
Cheese is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cheese is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Koreskov.
Koreskov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese can't escape the position.
Cheese is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Koreskov not allowing Cheese to control his hands.
I really don't envy Cheese right now.
Koreskov is not going to allow Cheese to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov biding his time, looking for the opening.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cheese can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dick Cheese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Koreskov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Andrey Koreskov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheese trying to control the position.
Koreskov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cheese working a defensive guard but Koreskov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Koreskov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cheese is trying to control Koreskov's posture but Koreskov avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is looking to regain half guard here but Koreskov keeps moving and retains side control.
Cheese tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Cheese is looking to get to half guard.
Cheese wants to control but Koreskov is having none of it.
Cheese wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Koreskov.
Koreskov avoiding Cheese 's attempts to control his hands.
Koreskov controlling well, preventing Cheese from escaping the position.
Good control from Koreskov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Koreskov's hands.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Koreskov controlling the positon.
Koreskov gets his hands free as Cheese looks to control.
I really don't envy Cheese right now.
Cheese trying to control the position but Koreskov manages to sink in the hooks.
Cheese is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese trying to control the hands but Koreskov won't let him.
Good control from Koreskov.
Cheese tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Koreskov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheese has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Cheese!