PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Oregan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kharinov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Oregan has chosen Boom, P.O.D as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kharinov
vs
Oregan

193 cm
28
246 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

195 cm
27
255 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very quick

World class MT
Solid chin

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 17 - 4 - 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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Oregan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oregan scores with a jab. Kharinov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oregan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharinov misses the target.
Oregan misses the shot to the body.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses
letting Kharinov counter with a right hand.
Oregan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharinov throws out the jab.
Oregan scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oregan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oregan throws a series of punches but Kharinov moves out of range.
Oregan lands with a hook. Kharinov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kharinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kharinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kharinov tries to bum rush Oregan with a series of wild strikes but Oregan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kharinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oregan thumps Kharinov with a low kick.
Kharinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oregan.
Kharinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov throws a right and a left that Oregan avoids nicely.
Kharinov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kharinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kharinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oregan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharinov with a jab.
Oregan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharinov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oregan counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kharinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharinov misses with a looping right.
Kharinov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov tries to bum rush Oregan with a series of wild strikes but Oregan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kharinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kharinov feints a jab promting Oregan to slip. Kharinov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oregan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oregan scores with a punch to the head.
Kharinov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oregan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Oregan catches Kharinov right on the button with a cross.
Oregan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oregan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharinov is breathing heavily.
Oregan thows a body kick. Kharinov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kharinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oregan counters with a good low kick that Kharinov was not able to check.
Oregan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oregan throws a leg kick which misses Kharinov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kharinov tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oregan connects with a quick right hand that sends Kharinov tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mana Oregan!