PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Klebanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klebanov comes to the ring accompanied by Your Worst Nightmare. Super man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klebanov
vs
man

168 cm
24
166 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

150 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 8 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Super man!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Klebanov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klebanov showed some decent athleticism there.
Klebanov is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man tries to get to full guard but Klebanov has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klebanov is pressing down on man's thigh, looking to free his foot. man is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man is trying to control but Klebanov manages to pass to mount!

That's four 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.
man is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgeni Klebanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klebanov misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from man.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klebanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klebanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
man avoids the body shot from Klebanov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by man.
Klebanov lands a really nice looking cross but man seems unphased.
Klebanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from man.
man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klebanov. That did some damage!
man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klebanov checks it well.
Klebanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but man manages to avoid it.
man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klebanov.
man wants to slow Klebanov down by chopping away at his legs.
man throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man tries to land a leg kick but Klebanov saw it coming and moves away.
man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
man tries to work over Klebanov's front leg with a kick but Klebanov checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from man, right into the meat.
man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klebanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klebanov looks for a takedown but man sprawls well.
Klebanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by man. man obviously looking to wear him down.
man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klebanov.
No joy there for Klebanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klebanov blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man misses with a low kick as Klebanov jumps back.
Klebanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but man moves away.
Klebanov just misses with a punch to the body.
man walks into a stiff left hand from Klebanov.
Klebanov blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from man misses.
man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Klebanov swings for the body but man moves out of range.
Klebanov blocks a low kick nicely.
man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klebanov checks it well.
man lands with a thumping leg kick.
man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klebanov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klebanov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Klebanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klebanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Klebanov is looking to wear down man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
man throws a nice head kick!
man misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from man misses.
Super man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klebanov avoids the head kick by man.
man tries a head kick but it misses.
man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klebanov misses with a body shot.
Klebanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with man but man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Klebanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klebanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klebanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but man swivels and escapes.
man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klebanov checks it well.
man throws a head kick but Klebanov moves out of range.
man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by man. That's going to slow Klebanov down.
Klebanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klebanov somewhat.
man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klebanov's sensitive parts.
man throws a head kick but Klebanov moves out of range.
Klebanov checks a low kick from man.
man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klebanov blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from man.
Klebanov just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by man!

Klebanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Klebanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klebanov avoids the attempt from man to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klebanov content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Klebanov tries to control but man wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klebanov controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Klebanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klebanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Klebanov!