PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avigdor Liberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liberman
vs
Katchenko

188 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
28
222 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avigdor Liberman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liberman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liberman misses with a leg kick
and Katchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Liberman forces Katchenko back against the cage and clinches.
Katchenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liberman 's face.
Liberman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Katchenko after a bit of a struggle.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Liberman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liberman is breathing heavily.
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!
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Katchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liberman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katchenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Katchenko.

Katchenko manages to break the clinch.
Liberman tries to clinch up

and Katchenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Liberman toppling to the canvas! Liberman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Katchenko finish him?!

Liberman is rocked!

It looks like Avigdor Liberman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oh Liberman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katchenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Liberman . Liberman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avigdor Liberman . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katchenko throws a pinpoint strike between Liberman 's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Liberman crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Katchenko scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Katchenko!
A victorious Andrei Katchenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.