PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cy Path (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Muhomorov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Path
vs
Muhomorov

186 cm
23
232 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
250 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cy Path!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Muhomorov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path tries to score with a low kick but Muhomorov moves his leg out of the way.
Path misses with a head kick.
Path goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muhomorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Path stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Path takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Path throws a head kick that misses.
Muhomorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Path.
Muhomorov moves in looking to clinch but Path pushes him off.
Muhomorov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cy Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhomorov cracks Path with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Path tries a head kick but it misses.
Path tries to clinch but Muhomorov is having none of it.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muhomorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov blocks the body kick.
Path keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Path paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Muhomorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Path looks to clinch
and Muhomorov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Path pushes Muhomorov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Muhomorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Path throws an elbow that misses.
Muhomorov dodges an elbow strike from Path.
Muhomorov taking a breather.
Path creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Path blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muhomorov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Path breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Path tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Path tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhomorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Path throws a sloppy head kick and Muhomorov moves out of range easily.
Path moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Path darts in and clinches Muhomorov up against the ropes.
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!
Muhomorov blocks an elbow strike.
Muhomorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Muhomorov.
Path lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Path's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhomorov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Path throws a head kick that misses.
Path scores with a head kick.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Path moves out of range.
Path scores with a kick to the midsection.
Muhomorov looks gassed!

Path closes the distance and clinches.
Path lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Artem Muhomorov's cut even more.
Path lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Artem Muhomorov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muhomorov trying to stall but Path improves his position.

Path's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Path moves out of range.
Path keeps the fight on the outside.
Muhomorov blocks a head kick by Path.
Muhomorov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Path! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cy Path!
A very excited looking Cy Path made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.