PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich comes to the cage accompanied by izraelskiy kodeinshik. Artur has chosen I shall return as his entrance music. Mak Artur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kodeinich
vs
Artur

167 cm
24
143 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
28
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
Juggernaut Power Suppliments

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Kodeinich. That snapped Artur's head back.
Kodeinich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kodeinich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A lazy left from Artur finds it's target.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artur lands the left hand.

Kodeinich closes the distance and clinches.
Kodeinich struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Artur lands a left hand.
Artur is working Kodeinich over against the cage.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kodeinich's elbow.
Kodeinich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Artur - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Kodeinich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur blocks a body shot from Kodeinich.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kodeinich's elbow.
Artur wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kodeinich has him pressed against the cage.

Artur breaks the clinch.
Kodeinich swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kodeinich missing with a left hand there. Artur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Artur.
Artur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kodeinich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artur manages to avoid it.
Kodeinich wants to clinch
and Artur counters with a right hand to the body.
Artur misses with a series of wild punches.
Kodeinich tries to clinch
and Artur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kodeinich wants to clinch.
Kodeinich is looking to clinch but Artur is avoiding it.
Artur lands with an uppercut that bounces Kodeinich off the cage and back into range.
Artur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Artur misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur slips a straight right by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodeinich.
Artur takes a swing at Kodeinich's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kodeinich. Artur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur takes a swing at Kodeinich's ribcage but misses.
Kodeinich tries to bum rush Artur with a series of wild strikes but Artur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Artur checks a leg kick nicely.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Artur there.
Kodeinich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Artur at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kodeinich tries to clinch up.
Artur keeps the fight on the outside.
Kodeinich misses with a series of wild punches.

Kodeinich moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kodeinichs head.
Kodeinich misses with a hook to the ribs.

Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kodeinich slips a jab from Artur.
Kodeinich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artur manages to avoid it.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Kodeinich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kodeinich looks to land a combination but Artur avoids it well.
Artur checks a low kick from Kodeinich.
Artur swinging wildly here.
Artur jabs Kodeinich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kodeinich moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Artur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Artur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looks to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kodeinich clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artur is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Kodeinich fails to land.
Artur is trying to force a seperation but Kodeinich has the dominant position.
Kodeinich lands a shot to the body.

Artur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodeinich tries to clinch up but Artur circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Artur does no damage.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch but Artur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kodeinich throws a lazy uppercut
letting Artur counter with a right hand.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut
and Kodeinich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kodeinich 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.
Kodeinich tries to clinch there but Artur circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kodeinich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich misses with a lunging right hand
and Kodeinich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur looks to score with a jab to the body but Kodeinich is just out of range.
Kodeinich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Artur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kodeinich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bariga Kodeinich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kodeinich slips a straight right by Artur.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kodeinich. Those never looked like landing.
Artur lands the left hand.
Bariga Kodeinich is winning the standup battle so far.
Kodeinich misses with a two punch combination.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artur. Kodeinich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kodeinich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Artur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kodeinich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur lands a really nice looking cross but Kodeinich seems unphased.
Artur misses with an uppercut. Kodeinich saw that one coming.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch but Artur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Artur throws a body punch but Kodeinich moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich tries to clinch
and Kodeinich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Artur.
Artur dodges the punch combination from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looks to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kodeinich moves away from the strike by Artur.
Kodeinich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artur.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kodeinich.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.
Artur avoids the head kick by Kodeinich.
A leg kick checked by Artur.
Artur lands a jab-cross combination.
Kodeinich throws a combination that misses
and Artur counters with a straight right hand.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that Artur avoids nicely.
Artur walks into a straight right hand from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich tries to clinch
and Artur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Artur.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Artur misses with a wild body shot.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Artur avoids them all with ease.
Kodeinich wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
Kodeinich throws a combination that misses
and Artur counters with a left to the body.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kodeinich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Artur.
Artur is looking to break free of the clinch but Kodeinich has double underhooks.
Artur tries a body shot but Kodeinich blocks it.
Kodeinich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kodeinich tries to land knees in the clinch but Artur avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Kodeinich.

Artur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kodeinich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kodeinich throws a solid leg kick but Artur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kodeinich.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kodeinich here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kodeinich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Artur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kodeinich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kodeinich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artur manages to avoid it.

Kodeinich closes the distance and clinches.
Artur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kodeinich pushes off an throws an elbow but Artur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Artur lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Artur blocks a body shot from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich blocks a body shot from Artur.
Kodeinich tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodeinich tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodeinich misses with a body punch.
Kodeinich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Artur's efforts to push away.
Kodeinich blocks an elbow strike.
Kodeinich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artur tries a body shot but Kodeinich blocks it.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artur managing to block the knees to the body from Kodeinich.
Artur has had enough of the clinch but Kodeinich keeps him there for the moment.
Kodeinich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kodeinich.

It looks like Mak Artur has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Artur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kodeinich looks to score with a jab to the body but Artur is just out of range.
Artur circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bariga Kodeinich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mak Artur's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Artur dodges the punch combination from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artur throws the left hand but Kodeinich avoids the punch easily.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up.
Kodeinich throws a body punch but Artur moves out of range.
A combination from Kodeinich does no damage.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
Artur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kodeinich back to the cage. Artur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kodeinich moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Artur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kodeinich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Artur moves away
enabling Artur to counter with a crisp jab.
Kodeinich swings widly with a right hand
and Artur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kodeinich tries to clinch there but Artur circles away.
Kodeinich slips a straight right by Artur.
Kodeinich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.
Kodeinich slips under a jab from Artur.
Kodeinich tries to clinch up but Artur circles away and keeps his distance.
Kodeinich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kodeinich tries to clinch but Artur moves out of range.
Artur walks into a jab.
Artur throws the left hand but Kodeinich avoids the punch easily.
Kodeinich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kodeinich wants to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur throws a hook to the side of Kodeinich's head but Kodeinich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artur swats away the attempt to clinch by Kodeinich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Artur tries to keep at a distance but Kodeinich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Artur avoiding damage as Kodeinich throws knees to the body.

Artur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kodeinich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Artur counters with a left to the body.
Kodeinich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kodeinich wants to clinch up but Artur keeps it at a distance.
Kodeinich moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Kodeinich closes the distance but Artur moves to the side
letting Artur counter with a right hand.
Artur looks to land a left hand but Kodeinich moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Artur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Artur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Artur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich looks to score with a jab to the body but Artur is just out of range.
Kodeinich misses the shot to the body.
Kodeinich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Artur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kodeinich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Artur circles away.
Kodeinich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Artur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mak Artur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kodeinich lands the left hand.
Kodeinich misses the jab.
Artur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kodeinich backs up against the cage.
Jab, jab by Artur - just one landing.
Kodeinich tries to clinch
and Artur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kodeinich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Artur ducks under a wild hook from Kodeinich.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
Kodeinich wants to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kodeinich with a jab.
Artur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kodeinich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kodeinich walks into a straight right hand from Artur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kodeinich rushes Artur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bariga Kodeinich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kodeinich tries to land knees in the clinch but Artur avoids the damage to the body.
Artur presses Kodeinich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bariga Kodeinich.
Well Kodeinich 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Kodeinich!