PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparrow
vs
Kornev

184 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
30
205 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good kicks
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Kornev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sparrow.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sparrow darts in and clinches Kornev up against the ropes.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Sparrow is trying to break free.
Sparrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparrow trying to control the position but instead, Kornev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sparrow into the ropes.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Sparrow is trying to break the clinch but Kornev is controlling him.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Sparrow lands with a light punch inside.
Sparrow working hard to break the clinch.
Sparrow can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow can't break the clinch.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Sparrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kornev.
Sparrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Kornev won't allow it.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow taking a breather.
Sparrow seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kornev is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sparrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow is trying to maintain a safe position but Kornev gets an underhook and turns Sparrow into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Sparrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornev prevents Sparrow from breaking the clinch.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Kornev.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparrow won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Kornev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Kornev has double underhooks.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sparrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kornev tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Kornev tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.

Kornev clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kornev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sparrow moves into the clinch.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivan Kornev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Sparrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sparrow working hard to break the clinch.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparrow is trying to push Kornev away but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.

Sparrow manages to break the clinch.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kornev is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Ivan Kornev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Kornev blocks the leg kick.
Kornev wants to clinch up but Sparrow keeps it at a distance.

Kornev clinches up with Sparrow and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow tries to circle away but Kornev has him pinned against the ropes.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.

Sparrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kornev has closed the distance and engaged Sparrow in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Sparrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kornev is defending well for now.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Kornev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Sparrow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Sparrow trying to stall but Kornev improves his position.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev lands a nice knee to the body.
Sparrow taking a breather.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Sparrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Sparrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev dodges an elbow strike from Sparrow.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow is looking to break free of the clinch but Kornev has double underhooks.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow working aggressively here.
Kornev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sparrow manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kornev doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Kornev blocks the body kick.
Sparrow throws a head kick that misses.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sparrow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kornev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sparrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kornev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sparrow avoiding damage as Kornev throws knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Sparrow tries to circle away but Kornev has him pinned against the ropes.
Sparrow is trying to break the clinch but Kornev has him pressed against the ropes.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev managing to block the knees to the body from Sparrow.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kornev missing with knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparrow throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sparrow as the two fighters clinch.
Kornev keeps control of Sparrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sparrow wants to get back to striking at distance but Kornev won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow is trying to force a seperation but Kornev has the dominant position.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands with a left to the head.
Sparrow managing to block the knees to the body from Kornev.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Sparrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Sparrow.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kornev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Sparrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow tries to stall but Kornev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sparrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kornev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kornev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kornev is defending well for now.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparrow avoids it.
Sparrow is trying to maintain a safe position but Kornev gets an underhook and turns Sparrow into the ropes.
Kornev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparrow's efforts to push away.
Kornev trying to land knees to the body.
Ivan Kornev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Sparrow tries to circle away but Kornev has him pinned against the ropes.
Sparrow has had enough of the clinch but Kornev keeps him there for the moment.
Sparrow tries to throw a body punch but Kornev avoids it by throwing Sparrow back against the ropes.
Sparrow tries to land a knee to the head but Kornev blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Kornev prevents Sparrow from breaking the clinch.
Sparrow stalls.
Kornev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparrow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kornev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparrow is defending well for now.
Bruno Sparrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparrow tries to land a knee to the head but Kornev blocks with his arms.

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 Bruno Sparrow.
I think Kornev 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kornev!