PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Sergey Kharinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Novak
vs
Kharinov

209 cm
24
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
35
256 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukas Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov throws a big shot that misses.
Novak swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharinov.
Kharinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Novak circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kharinov.

Kharinov has Novak up against the cage in a clinch.

Kharinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Novak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharinov throws a low kick but Novak avoids it.
We've been told by Novak's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kharinov wants to clinch.
Kharinov throws a head kick that misses
and Novak counters with a one-two to the body.
Kharinov misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak blocks a head kick by Kharinov.
Kharinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharinov tries to clinch up
and Novak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kharinov throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Kharinov.

Kharinov pushes Novak up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharinov is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov tries to circle away but Novak has him pinned against the cage.
Kharinov trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kharinov working hard to break the clinch.
Kharinov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kharinov throws an elbow that misses.
Kharinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kharinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Novak won't allow it.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Kharinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kharinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kharinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novak backwards.
Novak avoids the elbow strike from Kharinov, against the cage.
Kharinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kharinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kharinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Novak avoids a wild elbow strike from Kharinov.
Novak wants to stall.
Kharinov tries to land knees in the clinch but Novak avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kharinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Kharinov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kharinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Novak has double underhooks.
Novak pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharinov lands a nice elbow.
Kharinov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharinov wants to break free but Novak has control.
Kharinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novak trying to control the position but instead, Kharinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Novak into the cage.
Kharinov lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kharinov breaks from the clinch.

Kharinov forces Novak back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kharinov forces Novak back against the cage and clinches.
Kharinov is trying to break free.
Kharinov slowing the pace effectively.
Kharinov misses with some punches.
Kharinov tries to circle away but Novak has him pinned against the cage.
Kharinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kharinov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Kharinov breaks from the clinch.
Novak takes one to the side of the head.
Kharinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kharinov throws a lazy head kick
and Novak counters with a left to the body.
Kharinov tries to clinch but Novak moves out of range.

Kharinov rushes Novak and presses him up against the cage.
Kharinov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Novak prevents a body shot from Kharinov.
Kharinov is trying to force a seperation but Novak has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novak.
Kharinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Novak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Novak blocks an elbow strike from Kharinov.
A frustrated look appears on Kharinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Novak managing to block the knees to the body from Kharinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Kharinov manages to break the clinch.

Kharinov has Novak up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Novak dodges an elbow strike from Kharinov.
Novak trying to control the position but instead, Kharinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Novak into the cage.

Kharinov breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov misses with a few strikes there.
Kharinov tries to clinch there but Novak circles away.
Kharinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kharinov.

Kharinov moves into the clinch.
Kharinov tries to break free but Novak pushes him back against the cage.
Novak effectively controlling the action here.
Kharinov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novak.
Kharinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Novak has double underhooks.
Novak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Kharinov both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kharinov clinches up against the cage.
Kharinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kharinov crunches a lovely knee into Novak's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kharinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lukas Novak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharinov.
Kharinov throws a right hand that Novak ducks under and follows up with a left that Novak also avoids with ease.

Novak gets tackled into the cage by Kharinov. Kharinov maintains the clinch.
Kharinov pushes off an throws an elbow but Novak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kharinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharinov being controlled against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kharinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Kharinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kharinov throws a sloppy head kick and Novak moves out of range easily.
Kharinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Novak.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Novak stalling in the clinch.
Novak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kharinov tries to throw a body punch but Novak avoids it by throwing Kharinov back against the cage.
Novak has Kharinov pressed against the cage, preventing Kharinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kharinov working hard to break the clinch.
Kharinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Novak won't allow it.

Kharinov breaks from the clinch.
Kharinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov misses with a few strikes there.
Kharinov misses with a head kick.
Kharinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Novak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharinov tries to clinch up.
Kharinov misses with a looping left.
Kharinov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kharinov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kharinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Novak.
Kharinov cracks Novak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kharinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Kharinov coming out on top.
Kharinov wants to clinch.
Kharinov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kharinov misses with a head kick.

Kharinov gets a clinch.
Kharinov lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lukas Novak has been cut.
Kharinov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kharinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak swats away the attempt to clinch by Kharinov.
Novak blocks a head kick by Kharinov.

Kharinov has closed the distance and engaged Novak in a clinch.
Novak wants to stall.
Novak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharinov's efforts to push away.
Kharinov tries to work over Novak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kharinov lands an elbow just above Novak 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kharinov is trying to force a seperation but Novak has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak wants to stall.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Novak has him pressed against the cage.
Kharinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kharinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Novak is looking to control Kharinov's arms but Kharinov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Novak has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Novak.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Novak is controlling him.
Kharinov tries to break the clinch but Novak is controlling the position.

Kharinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kharinov forces Novak back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharinov throws an elbow but it misses.
Lukas Novak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Kharinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Kharinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kharinov 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Kharinov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sergey Kharinov made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's All 160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.