PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Sirminov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nariu Kavoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sirminov
vs
Kavoc

182 cm
24
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladamir Sirminov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nariu Kavoc!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sirminov.
Sirminov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kavoc lands a jab to the head.
Sirminov throws a sloppy head kick and Kavoc moves out of range easily.
Kavoc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the body from Sirminov misses

and Kavoc counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sirminov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sirminov tries to get out of the position.
Sirminov can't do much from the bottom here.
Sirminov manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirminov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kavoc's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kavoc's back!
Kavoc is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Sirminov decides to stand up.
Sirminov throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirminov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kavoc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kavoc dips to his left and cracks Sirminov with an uppercut!
Sirminov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirminov misses with a hook

and Kavoc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kavoc.
Sirminov is pulling down on Kavoc's head to control his posture.
Kavoc stopping the sweep attempt from Sirminov.

Kavoc gets to his feet. Sirminov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavoc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kavoc cracks Sirminov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sirminov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kavoc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirminov throws a leg kick which misses Kavoc's front leg but catches the back leg as Kavoc tries to avoid it.
Sirminov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kavoc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kavoc.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirminov controlling the position.
Sirminov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Sirminov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kavoc is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Sirminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavoc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kavoc misses with some punches.
Sirminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavoc blocks an elbow strike from Sirminov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavoc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sirminov blocking some punches.
Sirminov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sirminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavoc has a couple of punches blocked by Sirminov.
Sirminov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kavoc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sirminov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kavoc lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavoc.
Sirminov blocks an uppercut.
Sirminov takes a shot to the head.
Sirminov stalling against the cage.
Kavoc lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavoc has a couple of punches blocked by Sirminov.
Sirminov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavoc.
Sirminov leaning against his opponent.
Kavoc working aggressively here.
Kavoc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kavoc throws a punch but it's blocked by Sirminov.
Sirminov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sirminov blocking some punches.
Sirminov tries a body shot but Kavoc blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sirminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirminov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kavoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavoc blocks an elbow strike from Sirminov.
Sirminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kavoc has a couple of punches blocked by Sirminov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nariu Kavoc dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Kavoc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sirminov doesn't seem phased though.
Kavoc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vladamir Sirminov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirminov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kavoc blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Sirminov.
Nice shot by Sirminov.
Kavoc scores with a hook.
Sirminov tries to clinch there but Kavoc circles away.
Sirminov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sirminov throws a hook but Kavoc blocks it.
A head kick misses from Sirminov.
Kavoc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sirminov scores with a one two! Kavoc had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirminov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kavoc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sirminov.
Kavoc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Sirminov misses.
Kavoc lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirminov looks for the body kick but Kavoc saw that one coming.
Sirminov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kavoc circles away quickly and effectively.
Sirminov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kavoc to score with a decent uppercut.
Sirminov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sirminov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sirminov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirminov misses with a wild combination.
Sirminov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sirminov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kavoc scores with a jab. Sirminov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sirminov tries to clinch but Kavoc moves away

and Kavoc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirminov gets back to full guard.

Sirminov pushes Kavoc off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kavoc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sirminov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavoc avoids the head kick by Sirminov.
Kavoc lands a body shot.
Sirminov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kavoc will feel that in the morning.
Sirminov throws a head kick that misses.
Kavoc scores with the left hand. Sirminov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kavoc's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sirminov under the eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Kavoc. That snapped Sirminov's head back.
Sirminov tries to clinch there but Kavoc circles away.
Vladamir Sirminov is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sirminov.
Jab by Kavoc.
Sirminov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kavoc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirminov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kavoc counters with a single leg into guard. Sirminov didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirminov trying to control the position here.

Kavoc decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kavoc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sirminov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kavoc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavoc with a jab.
Kavoc circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nariu Kavoc will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Jab from Kavoc.
Kavoc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kavoc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sirminov. Sirminov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sirminov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kavoc.
Sirminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirminov throws a wild body kick that Kavoc sees coming a mile off.
Kavoc cracks Sirminov with an open hand slap.
Sirminov darts in trying to clinch

and Kavoc counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sirminov!

Kavoc stands up and beckons Sirminov to his feet.
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!
Kavoc lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavoc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kavoc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kavoc walks into a left hand.
Sirminov lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kavoc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kavoc.
Kavoc throws the left hand but Sirminov avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kavoc. That snapped Sirminov's head back.
Kavoc connects with a single shot there.
Sirminov takes one on the button.
Kavoc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sirminov's hands.
Vladamir Sirminov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirminov wants to clinch.
Sirminov slips a straight right by Kavoc.
Kavoc cracks Sirminov with a good jab.
Sirminov misses with a body kick.
Kavoc thuds his right hand into Sirminov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kavoc blocks the body kick.
Kavoc fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Kavoc finds it's target.
Sirminov drops his hands momentarily and Kavoc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavoc takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crunch! Sirminov slams his shin into Kavoc's torso.
Sirminov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sirminov looks to land a right hand but Kavoc moved out of range.

Kavoc tries to keep at a distance but Sirminov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sirminov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kavoc avoids it.
Kavoc misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sirminov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kavoc's brow.
Kavoc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sirminov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sirminov fails to land.
Sirminov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sirminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirminov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kavoc.
Sirminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kavoc throws a head punch that misses.
Kavoc has a couple of punches blocked by Sirminov.
Sirminov looking to stall.
Sirminov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kavoc backwards.
Sirminov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kavoc's elbow.
Sirminov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavoc lands with a short shot to the head.
Sirminov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kavoc.
Sirminov trying to stall but Kavoc improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirminov tries to work over Kavoc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nariu Kavoc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sirminov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nariu Kavoc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sirminov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nariu Kavoc.
I've got Kavoc winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nariu Kavoc!