PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Koreskov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koreskov has chosen Небо Славян as his entrance music. Andrey Koreskov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brown
vs
Koreskov

190 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doug Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Koreskov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koreskov counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koreskov defends well and Brown ends up having to push Koreskov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Koreskov keeps him there for the moment.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Koreskov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Koreskov shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koreskov tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown fails with the takedown

and Koreskov counters by clinching up.
Koreskov tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Koreskov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koreskov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreskov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Koreskov stops Brown from standing up.
Brown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Koreskov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Koreskov wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Koreskov keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown is trying to control Koreskov's posture but Koreskov avoids it.
Koreskov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

Andrey Koreskov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koreskov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koreskov. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Koreskov counters with a two punch combo.
Koreskov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koreskov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Koreskov shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koreskov trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Koreskov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Koreskov thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Koreskov stands up out of the half guard.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koreskov swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Koreskov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Koreskov. Koreskov gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koreskov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koreskov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Koreskov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brown's guard.
Andrey Koreskov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koreskov passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koreskov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Koreskov.
Koreskov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koreskov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Koreskov decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov's corner calls for a 1-2. Koreskov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Doug Brown has been cut.
Koreskov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koreskov.
Doug Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Koreskov.
Koreskov tries to clinch up.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Koreskov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koreskov swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Koreskov blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch there but Koreskov circles away.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Koreskov throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koreskov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Koreskov, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Koreskov against the cage but Koreskov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doug Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown tries to clinch but Koreskov is having none of it.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Koreskov, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Koreskov drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.

Koreskov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Koreskov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Koreskov breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreskov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koreskov wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Koreskov sprawls well.
Brown tries to clinch there but Koreskov circles away.
Koreskov fails with a takedown attempt.
Koreskov tries to clinch up.
Koreskov shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koreskov closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Koreskov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Brown's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koreskov's waist but Koreskov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.

Koreskov pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.

Koreskov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Koreskov as Brown shoots in.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koreskov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koreskov scoring well with a low kick there.
Koreskov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koreskov misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koreskov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Koreskov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koreskov closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Koreskov pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to bum rush Koreskov with a series of wild strikes but Koreskov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Koreskov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koreskov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Koreskov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koreskov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Koreskov. Koreskov gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown looks for a takedown but Koreskov sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koreskov.
Koreskov lands a high kick!
Koreskov tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koreskov scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koreskov is one step ahead there.
Brown trying to strike off his back.
Koreskov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koreskov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown pulls Koreskov in close to his closed guard and prevents Koreskov from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Koreskov slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koreskov wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to roll over but Koreskov keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Koreskov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Brown to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Koreskov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koreskov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Koreskov!
An out of breath Andrey Koreskov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.