OFC 37 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Cordova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hines Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cordova
vs
Parker

195 cm
29
220 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

195 cm
24
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Resistance

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Cordova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordova looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Cordova misses with an uppercut.
Cordova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Cordova.

Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Parker misses.
Parker staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cordova, as that shot connected.
Cordova misses with a hook

and Parker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cordova!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Cordova is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cordova really wants to buck Parker off and get back to his feet.
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Cordova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordova is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Cordova that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Cordova is rocked!
Cordova takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Cordova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker loads up with a big shot that hurts Cordova! He's pulled Parker in close but Parker has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Cordova survive? More strikes from Parker and Cordova is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hines Parker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Krushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobichus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Krushev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Forever Lost. This should be fireworks!

Bobichus
vs
Krushev

175 cm
23
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

210 cm
20
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Krushev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobichus shoots in and drives through. Krushev sprawls well.
Krushev lands with a straight right. Bobichus didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Sponge Bobichus has been cut.
Bobichus shoots for a double leg takedown but Krushev sprawls well. He's pushed Bobichus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bobichus cracks Krushev with a good jab.
Krushev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bobichus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sponge Bobichus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobichus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krushev counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobichus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krushev.
Krushev misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobichus misses with a takedown attempt - Krushev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bobichus slips under a jab from Krushev.
Bobichus shoots in for a takedown but Krushev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobichus dodges the punch combination from Krushev.

Bobichus darts in and clinches Krushev up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krushev gets underhooks to prevent Bobichus's takedown attempt.
Bobichus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krushev gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bobichus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobichus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krushev but Krushev pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bobichus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Bobichus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bobichus trying to control from half guard but Krushev is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus is working for a kimura here but Krushev manages to reverse the position and he's now in Bobichus's guard.

Krushev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krushev trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobichus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krushev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bobichus is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobichus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krushev defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bobichus is on top in guard.

Bobichus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krushev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bobichus has Krushev in his guard.

Bobichus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krushev wanted to stand there but Bobichus had control of the position.

Bobichus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bobichus has a closed guard, preventing Krushev from standing up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobichus wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bobichus is looking to sinch up a triangle. Krushev throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bobichus's body to avoid the submission. Bobichus has instead reached around Krushev's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bobichus arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sponge Bobichus!