PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Chernenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman comes to the cage accompanied by After I Fuck Your Bitch. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Foreman
vs
Chernenko

183 cm
21
173 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duane Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Chernenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chernenko tries to keep at a distance but Foreman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Foreman with a knee to the head.
Chernenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Chernenko misses with a two punch combination.
Hugh Chernenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman moves in looking to clinch but Chernenko pushes him off.
Chernenko looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
Chernenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Chernenko misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chernenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Chernenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernenko.
Foreman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chernenko misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Chernenko does no damage.

Oooh a lovely combination from Chernenko sends Foreman down but not out. Chernenko dives into side control looking to finish.

Foreman is rocked!

It looks like Duane Foreman has been cut.

Chernenko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Foreman to his feet.
Oh Foreman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Foreman seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocks a jab.
Chernenko throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Chernenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chernenko.
Chernenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chernenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foreman.
Chernenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chernenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman moves out of range as Chernenko strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko misses with a double jab.
Chernenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chernenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Chernenko.
Chernenko misses with a looping right.
Chernenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Chernenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Chernenko is avoiding it.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Foreman moves into the clinch.
Foreman working hard to break the clinch.
Chernenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chernenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Chernenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman misses with a knee to the head.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foreman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chernenko presses Foreman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chernenko has had enough of the clinch but Foreman keeps him there for the moment.
Chernenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chernenko stalling in the clinch but Foreman improves position.
Chernenko lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Chernenko on the inside.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Chernenko keeps him there for the moment.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chernenko tries to break the clinch but Foreman is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Chernenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duane Foreman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chernenko throws a series of punches but Foreman avoids them all with ease.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Chernenko lands with a nice combination. Foreman backs away looking to recover.
Chernenko lands with a nice body punch.
Chernenko swinging wildly here.
Foreman avoids the body shot from Chernenko.
Foreman tries to clinch there but Chernenko circles away.
Foreman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernenko throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman is looking to clinch.
Chernenko throws a series of punches but Foreman moves out of range.
Chernenko throws a hook to the side of Foreman's head but Foreman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chernenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chernenko misses with a hook. Foreman ducked under it nicely.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Chernenko.
Chernenko looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
Chernenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chernenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Foreman staying out of range there.
Foreman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chernenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hugh Chernenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chernenko throws out the jab.
Chernenko throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foreman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Chernenko does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chernenko throws a nice looking combination but Foreman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foreman lands a head kick. Chernenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chernenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Chernenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foreman staying out of range there.
Chernenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foreman's hands.
Chernenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Chernenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chernenko throws a right and a left that both miss.

Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Chernenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foreman misses with a knee to the head.
Foreman is trying to maintain a safe position but Chernenko gets an underhook and turns Foreman into the cage.

Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foreman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugh Chernenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duane Foreman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chernenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chernenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chernenko cracks Foreman with a right hand to the side of the head.

Duane Foreman's cut is getting worse.
Foreman tries to clinch but Chernenko moves out of range.
Chernenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.
Chernenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chernenko misses with a few strikes there.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chernenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Chernenko.
Chernenko misses the shot to the body.
Chernenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman moves in looking to clinch but Chernenko pushes him off.
Foreman lands a head kick!
Chernenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chernenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chernenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Hugh Chernenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chernenko fails to land with a series of punches.

Chernenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chernenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foreman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chernenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernenko works to advance to full mount. Foreman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Foreman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Chernenko.
Chernenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Foreman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chernenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chernenko punching from mount but Foreman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hugh Chernenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Chernenko goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Foreman turns into him and now he's in Chernenko's guard.
Chernenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chernenko wants to stand but Foreman is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Chernenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chernenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Chernenko!