PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Ipkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kimura
vs
Ipkiss

180 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Helio Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanley Ipkiss!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ipkiss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ipkiss wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanley Ipkiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ipkiss misses with the combination.
Ipkiss throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
Ipkiss throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Ipkiss.
Ipkiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ipkiss sprawls well. Ipkiss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kimura gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Ipkiss both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Helio Kimura has been cut.
Ipkiss misses with a wild combination.
Ipkiss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ipkiss throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Ipkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipkiss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Ipkiss does no damage.
Kimura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ipkiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipkiss throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Ipkiss throws a one two combo.
Ipkiss throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Ipkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Ipkiss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kimura.
Ipkiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ipkiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ipkiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ipkiss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ipkiss lands a jab.
Ipkiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Ipkiss coming out on top.
Ipkiss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Ipkiss does it's job there.
Kimura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ipkiss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ipkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ipkiss circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kimura. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ipkiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ipkiss misses with a two punch combination.
Ipkiss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipkiss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ipkiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kimura momentarily.
Ipkiss throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Ipkiss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ipkiss cracks Kimura with an open hand slap.
Ipkiss works over Kimura's head and body with a nice combination.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ipkiss works over Kimura's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Ipkiss misses.
Ipkiss connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kimura. Kimura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Ipkiss.
Ipkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kimura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Helio Kimura's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipkiss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ipkiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ipkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ipkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ipkiss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kimura drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kimura forces his way into half guard.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Ipkiss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Ipkiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Kimura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ipkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimura shoots in but Ipkiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ipkiss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ipkiss throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Kimura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ipkiss scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ipkiss throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Ipkiss.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Ipkiss.
Ipkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipkiss scores with a sloppy right hand. Kimura should have avoided that one.
Ipkiss misses with a double jab.
Ipkiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Ipkiss slaps away a takedown attempt from Kimura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ipkiss misses with a double jab.
Ipkiss throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ipkiss swinging wildly here.
Ipkiss misses with a few strikes there.
Ipkiss cracks Kimura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ipkiss looks to land a combination. Kimura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kimura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Kimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipkiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ipkiss misses with a series of wild punches.
Ipkiss lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
Ipkiss has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ipkiss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ipkiss misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ipkiss misses.
Stanley Ipkiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ipkiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ipkiss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ipkiss looks to land a combination but Kimura avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipkiss lands a jab-cross combination.

Helio Kimura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ipkiss lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ipkiss.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Ipkiss, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Ipkiss against the cage but Ipkiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanley Ipkiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ipkiss fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Ipkiss does no damage.
Ipkiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ipkiss lands with an uppercut that bounces Kimura off the cage and back into rage.
A combination from Ipkiss does no damage.
Ipkiss misses with a double jab.
Ipkiss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ipkiss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ipkiss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kimura backs up against the cage.

Jeez, Helio Kimura's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kimura tries to move into range but Ipkiss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Helio Kimura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanley Ipkiss!