PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Korotkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Kwiatkowski's chin.

Korotkov
vs
Kwiatkowski

190 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kwiatkowski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiatkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Korotkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwiatkowski misses the jab.
Korotkov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kwiatkowski swivels and escapes.
Kwiatkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Korotkov does no damage.
Kwiatkowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Korotkov swivels and escapes.
Kwiatkowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwiatkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Korotkov tries to clinch up but Kwiatkowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kwiatkowski works Korotkov's body with a nice hook.
Kwiatkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Korotkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Korotkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Korotkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwiatkowski, pushing him back against the cage.

Kwiatkowski pulls guard.
Kwiatkowski has a closed guard, preventing Korotkov from standing up.
Korotkov looking to pass the guard.
Korotkov wants to control from the top but Kwiatkowski keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski wants to sweep here but Korotkov controlling him for the moment.
Korotkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kwiatkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Korotkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwiatkowski controls Korotkov momentarily but Korotkov frees himself.
Kwiatkowski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Korotkov has passed into side control.

Korotkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Korotkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kwiatkowski is looking for a sweep.
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.
Korotkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Korotkov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov postures up.
Kwiatkowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Korotkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Korotkov wants to control but Kwiatkowski is keeping him busy.
Kwiatkowski is trying to control Korotkov's posture but Korotkov avoids it.
Kwiatkowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Korotkov off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korotkov tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kwiatkowski is persistently looking for the submission but Korotkov is defending it well.

Kwiatkowski looking for the choke but no joy.
Korotkov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kwiatkowski is keen to just control but Korotkov is a slippery customer.
Korotkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kwiatkowski uses his free foot to push down on Korotkov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Korotkov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is squirming around, avoiding Kwiatkowski's attempts to control the action.
Korotkov is desperately trying to improve his position but Kwiatkowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Kwiatkowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Korotkov is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov working to try and regain half guard.
Korotkov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kwiatkowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kwiatkowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Korotkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korotkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Korotkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwiatkowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korotkov scores with a shot to the body.
Kwiatkowski leaves Korotkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Korotkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kwiatkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kwiatkowski looks to land a combination but Korotkov avoids it well.
Korotkov dodges the punch combination from Kwiatkowski.
Kwiatkowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Korotkov sprawls well. Korotkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwiatkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Korotkov misses with a takedown attempt - Kwiatkowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kwiatkowski loads up on a big right hand but Korotkov slips the punch.

Korotkov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Korotkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kwiatkowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Korotkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Korotkov.
Korotkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Korotkov has Kwiatkowski pushed against the cage.

Korotkov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kwiatkowski uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwiatkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Korotkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwiatkowski looking to pass the guard.
Kwiatkowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kwiatkowski won't allow Korotkov to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Kwiatkowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Korotkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwiatkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korotkov is looking to clinch but Kwiatkowski is avoiding it.
Korotkov shoots and misses
and Kwiatkowski counters with a three punch combo that has Korotkov backing up. Korotkov nods at Kwiatkowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kwiatkowski scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Korotkov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwiatkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Korotkov.
Kwiatkowski swinging wildly here.
Kwiatkowski throws a hook but Korotkov avoids it easily.
Kwiatkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korotkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Korotkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kwiatkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Korotkov is just out of range.
Kwiatkowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kwiatkowski off the cage and back into range.
Korotkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Korotkov drives through and clinches with Kwiatkowski against the cage.
Kwiatkowski wants to take the fight to the mat but Korotkov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Korotkov manages to pull guard.

Korotkov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Korotkov looking for subs off his back but Kwiatkowski has passed one foot through into half guard.
Adam Kwiatkowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kwiatkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kwiatkowski is stalling here. Korotkov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kwiatkowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Korotkov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwiatkowski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kwiatkowski tries to buck Korotkov off but Korotkov is having none of it.
Korotkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwiatkowski keeps working.
Kwiatkowski sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kwiatkowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Korotkov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kwiatkowski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korotkov trying to mount his opponent but Kwiatkowski defends it.
Kwiatkowski is refusing to be controlled, as Korotkov sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adam Kwiatkowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Korotkov has Kwiatkowski up against the cage in a clinch.

Korotkov pulls guard successfully.
Kwiatkowski pushing down on Korotkov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Korotkov is refusing to be controlled, as Kwiatkowski sits in half guard.
Kwiatkowski prevents Korotkov from improving his position.
Kwiatkowski is keen to just control but Korotkov is a slippery customer.
Korotkov gets back to full guard.

Korotkov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwiatkowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Korotkov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kwiatkowski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Korotkov.
Kwiatkowski wants to control but Korotkov is keeping him busy.
Korotkov tries to buck Kwiatkowski off but Kwiatkowski is having none of it.
Korotkov prevents Kwiatkowski from improving position.
Kwiatkowski is looking to take a break and control but Korotkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwiatkowski tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Korotkov wants to get back to his feet but Kwiatkowski drags him back down.
Kwiatkowski working away.
Kwiatkowski just content to control the position.
Korotkov wants to control but Kwiatkowski postures up.

Kwiatkowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korotkov is being controlled here.
Kwiatkowski working the ground and pound but Korotkov is defending the strikes.
Korotkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Korotkov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kwiatkowski off and has taken his back!
Korotkov struggling to land strikes to the head as Kwiatkowski covers up.
Adam Kwiatkowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kwiatkowski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kwiatkowski tries to escape the position.
Korotkov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Good control from Korotkov.

Kwiatkowski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Korotkov is looking for the choke from the back position but Kwiatkowski is controlling his hands well.
Kwiatkowski is really stuck here.
Korotkov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kwiatkowski wants to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Korotkov has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kwiatkowski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Korotkov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Artem Korotkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwiatkowski trying to control the hands but Korotkov won't let him.

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 Artem Korotkov.
I think Kwiatkowski 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adam Kwiatkowski!
Adam Kwiatkowski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.