PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Demidov has chosen Basta - Mama as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kharinov
vs
Demidov

193 cm
22
246 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

210 cm
27
284 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaban Demidov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharinov. Demidov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demidov throws a leg kick that misses.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demidov tries to land a leg kick but Kharinov saw it coming and moves away.
Kharinov moves out of range of the leg kick from Demidov.
Kharinov swinging wildly here.
Demidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharinov.
Nice defenses there by Demidov.
A left lands for Kharinov.

It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
Demidov cracks the inside of Kharinov's front leg.
Kharinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharinov throws a lazy right hand but Demidov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharinov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Demidov.
Demidov scores with a jab. Kharinov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demidov avoids a kick to the body.
Demidov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kharinov. That did some damage!
Kharinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Kharinov.
Kharinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov throws out a loose jab but Demidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Demidov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kharinov thuds his right hand into Demidov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kharinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharinov looks to land a right hand but Demidov moved out of range.
Demidov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kharinov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kharinov throws a leg kick that misses.

Demidov darts in and clinches Kharinov up against the cage.
Demidov misses with a knee strike.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demidov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kharinov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kharinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kharinov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kharinov checks the leg kick.
Demidov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kharinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demidov manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demidov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demidov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kharinov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kharinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demidov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Demidov clinches up with Kharinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Demidov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kharinov is trying to break free.
Demidov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kharinov tries to break free but Demidov pushes him back against the cage.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch but Demidov keeps him there for the moment.
Kharinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demidov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Demidov has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kharinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kharinov misses.
Demidov misses with the body kick
and Kharinov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Demidov misses with a low kick.
Demidov scores with a kick to the body.
Demidov fakes the leg kick and cracks Kharinov in the body.
Demidov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharinov is breathing heavily.
Demidov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kharinov tries to bum rush Demidov with a series of wild strikes but Demidov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demidov punishes Kharinov's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demidov with a jab.
Kharinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demidov.
Demidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demidov scores with a body shot.
Kharinov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demidov.
Demidov throws a body punch but Kharinov moves out of range.
Kharinov checks a leg kick.
Demidov tries to clinch but Kharinov moves out of range.
Demidov connects with a solid leg kick.
Demidov throws a leg kick but Kharinov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Demidov lands with a shot to the body.
Kharinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demidov.
Demidov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kharinov doesn't seem bothered though.
Demidov lands the left hand.
Demidov slips a straight right by Kharinov.
Kharinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Demidov throws a head kick but Kharinov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demidov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kharinov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Demidov connects with a solid leg kick.
Demidov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demidov wants to clinch up but Kharinov keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaban Demidov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaban Demidov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kharinov misses with a straight right.
Demidov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kharinov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kharinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demidov manages to avoid it.
Kharinov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kharinov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kharinov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Demidov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kharinov rather than just go for the knockout.
Demidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demidov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demidov throws a wild body kick that Kharinov sees coming a mile off.
Demidov scores with a head kick.
Demidov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kharinov.
Demidov lunges at Kharinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kharinov's hand.
A head kick by Demidov misses
and Kharinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Demidov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Demidov misses with a double jab
and Kharinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Demidov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demidov closes the distance and clinches.
Kharinov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demidov misses with a knee to the head.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov tries to land a knee to the head but Kharinov blocks with his arms.
Demidov landing knees to the head.
Demidov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demidov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharinov is trying to force a seperation but Demidov has the dominant position.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch but Demidov keeps him there for the moment.
Kharinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demidov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demidov misses with a punch to the body.
Demidov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demidov missing with knees to the body.
Demidov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharinov avoids the damage to the body.
Kharinov takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sergey Kharinov has been cut.
Demidov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharinov avoids the damage to the body.

Kharinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demidov throws a chopping leg kick but Kharinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Demidov misses with a leg kick
and Kharinov counters with a straight right hand.
Demidov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Kharinov.
Demidov tries to move into range but Kharinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kharinov lands a jab to the head.
Kharinov motions for Demidov to come forward. Kharinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Demidov's head.
Kharinov throws a body punch but Demidov moves out of range.
A low kick from Demidov misses
and Kharinov counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Demidov is predictable there
and Kharinov counters with an inside leg kick.
Demidov takes one on the button.
Kharinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Kharinov. Beautiful body shot.
Demidov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Kharinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharinov lands with a nice combination. Demidov backs away looking to recover.
Kaban Demidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kharinov cracks Demidov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Demidov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Demidov throws a leg kick that is checked
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Kharinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kharinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demidov walks into a jab.

Demidov is rocked!
Kharinov feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Demidov crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergey Kharinov!