PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Muhomorov
vs
Kharinov

200 cm
29
250 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

193 cm
29
246 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Muhomorov moves into the clinch.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kharinov dips to his left and cracks Muhomorov with an uppercut!

It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
Kharinov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Kharinov moves into the clinch.
Kharinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muhomorov lands a nice uppercut.
Kharinov lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muhomorov sizes up Kharinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muhomorov misses with a wild combination.

Muhomorov gets a clinch.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Muhomorov finds it's way through Kharinov's defenses.
Kharinov is looking to clinch.

Muhomorov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kharinov misses with an elbow over the top.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhomorov scores with a hook.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kharinov.

Muhomorov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muhomorov tries to stall but Kharinov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Kharinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Kharinov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kharinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharinov throws a head kick but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Muhomorov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kharinov misses with a body punch
and Muhomorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Muhomorov gets a clinch.
Kharinov lands with a right to the head.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kharinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muhomorov. Muhomorov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov throws a jab when Muhomorov was well out of range.
Kharinov tries to score with a low kick but Muhomorov moves his leg out of the way.
Kharinov walks into a left hand.

Kharinov clinches up against the ropes.
Kharinov presses Muhomorov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Kharinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kharinov is looking to clinch but Muhomorov is avoiding it.
Kharinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhomorov moves away.
Muhomorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhomorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhomorov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kharinov.
Kharinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Muhomorov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharinov, pushing him back against the ropes.

Kharinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharinov tries to clinch up but Muhomorov circles away and keeps his distance.

Muhomorov has closed the distance and engaged Kharinov in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muhomorov's defenses.

Artem Muhomorov's cut is getting worse.
Muhomorov takes a shot to the head.
Kharinov tries a body shot but Muhomorov blocks it.

Kharinov breaks from the clinch.

Kharinov takes the fight into the clinch.

Kharinov manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kharinov.

Jeez, Artem Muhomorov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kharinov throws a lazy head kick
letting Muhomorov counter with a right hand.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Kharinov avoids nicely.
Kharinov connects with a leg kick. Muhomorov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muhomorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhomorov.
Kharinov lands a leg kick that knocks Muhomorov off balance momentarily.
Muhomorov is breathing heavily.
Kharinov tries to clinch up but Muhomorov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kharinov misses with a head kick.
Muhomorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muhomorov drives through and clinches with Kharinov against the ropes.
Muhomorov blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kharinov.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergey Kharinov!
Sergey Kharinov made sure to mention his sponsor, Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 in his post fight interview.