PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Vonchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alek Vonchan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kurt
vs
Vonchan

177 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alek Vonchan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonchan counters with an outside leg kick.
Kurt throws a body punch but Vonchan moves out of range.
Kurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonchan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurt misses with a straight right.
Vonchan throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Vonchan ducks under a wild hook from Kurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurt throws a body punch but Vonchan moves out of range.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
Kurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vonchan wants to clinch
and Kurt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vonchan.
Kurt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Vonchan moves out of range.
Vonchan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Vonchan blocks a head kick by Kurt.
Kurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vonchan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kurt.
Vonchan ducks under a wild hook from Kurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a hook but Vonchan avoids it easily.
Kurt misses the shot to the body.
Denzel Kurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vonchan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vonchan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurt.
Kurt misses with a wild combination.
Kurt fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Kurt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kurt scores with a sloppy right hand. Vonchan should have avoided that one.
Kurt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonchan.
Kurt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vonchan throws a head kick that Kurt semi-blocks.

It looks like Denzel Kurt has been cut.
Kurt scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Alek Vonchan has been cut.
Vonchan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vonchan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurt misses with the combination.
Kurt misses with a leg kick
and Vonchan counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonchan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vonchan blocks a head kick by Kurt.
Vonchan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vonchan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kurt's head.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vonchan circles away quickly and effectively.
Denzel Kurt is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurt misses with a straight left.
Vonchan is looking to clinch.
Kurt tries to bum rush Vonchan with a series of wild strikes but Vonchan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vonchan counters with a body kick that stops Kurt in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kurt misses with an uppercut. Vonchan saw that one coming.
Vonchan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vonchan slips under a jab from Kurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alek Vonchan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vonchan misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Kurt misses
and Vonchan counters with a big head kick but Kurt shrugs it off.
Kurt misses with a hook.
Kurt looks to land a left hand but Vonchan moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vonchan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Kurt to the floor! Vonchan dives in looking for the finish!
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!

Kurt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kurt throws a head kick but Vonchan moves out of range.
Vonchan moves out of range of the strikes.
Vonchan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurt.
Kurt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denzel Kurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurt. Vonchan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vonchan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurt misses with an uppercut.
Vonchan blocks a head kick by Kurt.
Kurt looks to land a body kick but Vonchan moved away.
Kurt looks to land a combination but Vonchan avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt misses with a double jab.
Kurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurt misses the shot to the body.
Vonchan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Denzel Kurt's cut is getting worse.
Kurt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vonchan manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonchan counters with a nice body kick.
Vonchan scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vonchan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurt misses with a few strikes there.
Vonchan throws a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alek Vonchan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vonchan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alek Vonchan!