PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Imman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Balls Deep. Imman has chosen Bezimienni - Walka as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Brock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Brock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Brock
vs
Imman

190 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Imman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imman lands with a shot to the body.
Imman throws the kick towards the body but Brock avoids it.
Imman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brock.
Brock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imman.
Brock ducks under a wild hook from Imman.
Brock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Imman tries to bum rush Brock with a series of wild strikes but Brock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Imman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Aaron Brock has been cut.
Imman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imman scores with a leg kick.
Brock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brock throws a body punch but Imman moves out of range.
Imman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Imman.
Imman swinging wildly here.
Imman is looking to land body kicks.
Imman tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock throws a low kick, looking for Imman's leg but Imman calmly moves out of range.
Imman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brock keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock scores with a body shot.
Kris Imman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Imman tries to avoid it but Brock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Imman to the ground. Imman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Imman cracks Brock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Imman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Imman throws a right and a left that Brock avoids nicely.

Imman closes the distance and clinches.
Imman is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.
Imman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brock has him pressed against the cage.
Imman working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Imman breaks from the clinch.
Imman throws a sloppy head kick and Brock moves out of range easily.
Imman wants to clinch.
Imman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Imman throws a chopping leg kick but Brock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Imman clinches.

Imman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kris Imman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imman throws a series of punches but Brock avoids them all with ease.
Imman tries to bum rush Brock with a series of wild strikes but Brock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Imman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brock tries to land a leg kick but Imman saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Brock misses.
Imman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Imman throws a head kick that misses
and Brock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Brock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Imman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Brock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Imman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Imman, right into the meat.
Kris Imman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imman scores with a jab.
Imman tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Imman.
Brock misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Imman lands but Brock takes it in his stride.
Imman just misses with a punch to the body.
Imman throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Imman.
Kris Imman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imman tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brock tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Imman, right into the meat.
Brock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imman.
Imman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Imman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brock counters with an inside leg kick.
Brock wants to clinch.
Brock shoots for a takedown but Imman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock missing with a left hand there. Imman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brock avoids the head kick by Imman.
Imman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Imman misses with a wild combination.
Imman throws a head kick that misses.
Imman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick from Imman lands but Brock takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Imman misses.
Imman looks to clinch
and Brock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Imman thuds his shin into the meat of Brock's side.
Brock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Imman counters with a thumping low kick.
Imman misses with a kick to the body.
Imman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Imman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brock forces Imman back against the cage and clinches.
Imman is trying to break free.
Brock prevents Imman from breaking the clinch.

Imman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brock's head.
Imman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brock counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Imman throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Imman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Imman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Brock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Imman tries to clinch but Brock is having none of it.
Imman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brock circles away quickly and effectively.
Brock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Imman. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Imman misses.
Brock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brock looks for the body kick but Imman saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Imman. Brock shrugs it off though.
Brock slips a jab and a cross from Imman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Imman.
Imman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brock throws a solid leg kick but Imman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brock.
Imman throws out a loose jab but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock ducks right into an uppercut from Imman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock clinches up with Imman and pushes him back against the cage.

Brock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Imman does no damage.
Imman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Imman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Imman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Imman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imman misses with a wild combination.
Imman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brock's calf.
Jab from Imman.
Brock jabs Imman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brock shoots in but Imman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brock shoots in for a double leg but Imman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Imman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Imman swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Imman misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Imman.
Imman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imman tries to clinch but Brock moves out of range.
Aaron Brock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kris Imman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Imman lands a nice shot that snaps Brock's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Imman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Imman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Imman!
Kris Imman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.