PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kirijenko
vs
Nowak

195 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kirijenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nowak did well to prevent Kirijenko getting side control.
Nowak looks gassed!
Kirijenko wants to pass the guard but Nowak is defending well.
Kirijenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kirijenko is trying to control. Nowak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kirijenko working the head and body with strikes.
Nowak has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kirijenko tries to pass to full mount but Nowak defends it.
Kirijenko is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirijenko working the head and body with strikes.
Nowak has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko is keen to just control but Nowak is a slippery customer.
Kirijenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
Nice strikes from Kirijenko there.
Kirijenko thows a huge punch but Nowak dodges it nicely.
Kirijenko is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nowak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kirijenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirijenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kirijenko is taking a breather. Nowak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kirijenko is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kirijenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kirijenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Kirijenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kirijenko connects with a nice short shot to Nowak's temple.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowak keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirijenko working the head and body with strikes.
Nowak is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Nowak is refusing to be controlled, as Kirijenko sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nowak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kirijenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
Kirijenko wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirijenko slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
Kirijenko is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kirijenko is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nowak trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirijenko is looking to take a break and control but Nowak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kirijenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nowak is not content to let Kirijenko control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirijenko slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
Kirijenko trying to control the action but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Kirijenko working over Nowak with some ground and pound. Nowak looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyov Kirijenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kirijenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirijenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kirijenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nowak taking some punishment here, with Kirijenko in his half guard.
Kirijenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nowak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nowak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kirijenko is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kirijenko in particular looking to stall.
Nowak has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kirijenko connects with a nice short shot to Nowak's temple.
Kirijenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kirijenko wants to take a breather but Nowak is having none of it.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Kirijenko winds up and cracks Nowak with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kirijenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kirijenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nowak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kirijenko working Nowak over with strikes.
Nowak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lyov Kirijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirijenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Nowak is rocked!
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nowak is still in real trouble! Can Kirijenko finish him?
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nowak keeps working.
Nowak seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirijenko lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak is refusing to be controlled, as Kirijenko sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirijenko wants to control but Nowak is keeping him busy.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Kirijenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kirijenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Nowak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kirijenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Nowak's head.
Kirijenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kirijenko is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kirijenko slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
Kirijenko trying to control from half guard but Nowak is working away.
Nowak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirijenko scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kirijenko there.
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!
Kirijenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kirijenko lands strikes from half guard.
Kirijenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kirijenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nowak is staying active underneath Kirijenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirijenko wants to free his trapped foot but Nowak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowak trying to hold on to Kirijenko's head to control him but Kirijenko postures up.
Kirijenko wants to pass to mount but Nowak is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyov Kirijenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kirijenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kirijenko wants to pass the guard but Nowak is keeping the position.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Kirijenko from controlling successfully.
Nowak keeping full guard, as Kirijenko tries to pass.
Kirijenko trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
Kirijenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirijenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirijenko wants to get up but he can't break Nowak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kirijenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirijenko gets to his feet - Nowak follows without any prompting.
Artur Nowak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kirijenko.
Kirijenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nowak on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Kirijenko stands up and beckons Nowak to his feet.

Kirijenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nowak has momentary wrist control but Kirijenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kirijenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kirijenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Kirijenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nowak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirijenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kirijenko wants to pass the guard but Nowak is keeping the position.
Kirijenko postures up and lands a big shot to Nowak's brow.
Kirijenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Kirijenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Nowak has momentary wrist control but Kirijenko slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirijenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirijenko wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
Kirijenko works over Nowak with some ground and pound from guard.
Lyov Kirijenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kirijenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowak is keeping the position for now.
Kirijenko content to stall in guard here.
Kirijenko landing with the ground and pound.

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.
Kirijenko works over Nowak with some ground and pound from guard.
Kirijenko advances to half guard.
Kirijenko trying to control the pace.
Kirijenko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Kirijenko lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyov Kirijenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirijenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyov Kirijenko!