PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietr Knicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov comes to the cage accompanied by Your Worst Nightmare. Pietr Knicks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Evgeni Klebanov's chin.

Klebanov
vs
Knicks

168 cm
24
166 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

187 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evgeni Klebanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pietr Knicks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knicks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klebanov stuns Knicks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klebanov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Evgeni Klebanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klebanov stuffs the takedown.
Klebanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knicks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knicks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klebanov but Klebanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Evgeni Klebanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietr Knicks.

Klebanov pushes Knicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Knicks has Klebanov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klebanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Klebanov prevents the takedown attempt.
Klebanov digs a right hand into Knicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knicks's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klebanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knicks looks gassed!
Klebanov lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Klebanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Klebanov.
Klebanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Klebanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Klebanov.
Klebanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klebanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klebanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klebanov works on Knicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Klebanov - that landed with a thud.
Klebanov presses Knicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Klebanov.
A short left from Klebanov.

Knicks is rocked!
Knicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Klebanov finish him?
Klebanov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klebanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klebanov misses with some punches.
Knicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klebanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klebanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klebanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Knicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Klebanov digs a right hand underneath Knicks's ribcage. Knicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klebanov lands with a left to the head.
Klebanov scores with a hook to the body.
Klebanov creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Knicks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Knicks drops to his knees and Klebanov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeni Klebanov!