PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Daugherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Kabakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Daugherty
vs
Kabakov

190 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

213 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kasey Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabian Kabakov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabakov lands a head shot.
Kabakov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Daugherty has a takedown stuffed.
Daugherty throws a sloppy head kick and Kabakov moves out of range easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kabakov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kabakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Daugherty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kabakov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daugherty attempts a counter takedown but Kabakov avoids it well and moves away.
Daugherty blocks a head kick by Kabakov.
Daugherty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kabakov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kabakov avoids the head kick by Daugherty.
Kabakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Daugherty.

Daugherty moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kabakov throws an elbow but misses.
Kabakov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kabakov has Daugherty pressed against the cage, preventing Daugherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daugherty is trying to break the clinch but Kabakov has him pressed against the cage.
Kabakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daugherty dives in and grabs Kabakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kabakov pushes down on Daugherty's head and hops out.
Daugherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kabakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kabakov throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kabakov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kabakov misses with a wild combination.
Daugherty tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daugherty.

Daugherty rushes Kabakov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fabian Kabakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kabakov darts in and clinches Daugherty up against the cage.
Kabakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daugherty's efforts to push away.
Kabakov misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kabakov throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is trying to push Kabakov away but Kabakov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kabakov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Daugherty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabakov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Daugherty is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kabakov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kabakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daugherty backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daugherty wants to get back to striking at distance but Kabakov won't allow it.
Kabakov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daugherty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kabakov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daugherty wants to take the fight to the mat but Kabakov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kabakov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kabakov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daugherty is trying to break the clinch but Kabakov has him pressed against the cage.
Daugherty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kabakov lands a left hand.
Daugherty wants a takedown.
Kabakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Daugherty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kabakov gets through Daugherty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daugherty decides to pull guard.
Daugherty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kabakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kabakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daugherty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kabakov.
Kabakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daugherty trying to control the position.

Daugherty working for a triangle but Kabakov defends it easily.
Kabakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daugherty is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kabakov lands a head kick!

Daugherty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kabakov is looking for a sweep.
Kabakov keeps trying to improve his position.
Kabakov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kabakov is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Kabakov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Kabakov as Daugherty shoots in.
Kabakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kabakov misses with a head kick.
Daugherty darts in looking for a takedown but Kabakov gets double underhooks and turns Daugherty into the cage.
Kabakov lands a head kick!
Daugherty tries to clinch but Kabakov moves out of range.

Daugherty throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kabakov was covering up waiting for the punch and Daugherty finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kabakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daugherty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daugherty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Daugherty working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kabakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daugherty is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kabakov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Daugherty passes into half guard.
Daugherty lands with a punch from half guard.
Kabakov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daugherty scores with a couple of nice shots.

Kabakov looking for subs from the bottom but Daugherty mounts him!
Kabakov is working to get back to half guard.
Daugherty scoring with strikes but Kabakov is staying in there.
Kabakov is desperately trying to improve his position but Daugherty has a good base and remains in mount.
Daugherty lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Daugherty tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabakov has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Daugherty softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kabakov staying busy and making it hard for Daugherty to control.
Daugherty lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kabakov is taking damage to the body and head.
Kabakov is in bad spot here.

Kabakov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kabakov can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daugherty struggling to keep hold of the position.
Daugherty punches Kabakov on the ear.
Kasey Daugherty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daugherty lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty is hanging on to Kabakov's back as he tries to escape.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Daugherty.
Kabakov is trying to break free.
Daugherty scores with punches and elbows.
Kabakov is trying to break free.
Daugherty punishes Kabakov with strikes from the back mount.
Daugherty connects with a big shot to the side of Kabakov's head.
Daugherty softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Daugherty has Kabakov flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugherty is punishing Kabakov with strikes - can he finish him?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kabakov tries to roll but Daugherty sticks to his back.
Kabakov prevents Daugherty from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty has the hooks in. Kabakov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Daugherty is persistently looking for the submission but Kabakov is defending it well.
Kabakov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Daugherty loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kabakov hold on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabakov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Daugherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kabakov can do to turn this around?
Kabakov is trying to break free.

Daugherty tightening his grip on Kabakov, looking for the choke.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Daugherty is hanging on to Kabakov's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasey Daugherty dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Daugherty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kabakov closes the distance and clinches.
Daugherty tries to break free but Kabakov pushes him back against the cage.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kabakov throws a head kick but Daugherty moves out of range.
Daugherty is looking for a counter combo.

Daugherty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Daugherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kabakov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daugherty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kabakov tries to avoid it but Daugherty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kabakov to the ground. Kabakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Daugherty looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kabakov wants to improve his position but Daugherty is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kabakov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kabakov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Daugherty connects with a nice short shot to Kabakov's temple.
Kabakov is not content to let Daugherty control the position.
Daugherty working over Kabakov with some ground and pound. Kabakov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Daugherty drops an elbow to the side of Kabakov's head.
Kabakov tries to get to full guard but Daugherty has control of the leg.
Daugherty slips a nice elbow through Kabakov's hands, connecting with Kabakov's forehead.
Kabakov taking some punishment here, with Daugherty in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daugherty is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kabakov sees it coming and defends easily.
Daugherty lands strikes from half guard.
Kabakov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kabakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daugherty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daugherty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kabakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty postures up and lands a big shot to Kabakov's brow.
Daugherty postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daugherty throwing strikes from guard but Kabakov blocks nicely.

Kabakov looking for a guillotine here but Daugherty defends easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Daugherty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Daugherty throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kabakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daugherty scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daugherty is in close to Kabakov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daugherty postures up and lands a big shot to Kabakov's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kabakov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daugherty stacks Kabakov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daugherty!
Kabakov looks to move to half guard but instead Daugherty has passed into mount! Damn!
Daugherty with a couple of short strikes.
Daugherty landing strikes, looking to finish!
Daugherty lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Daugherty landing shots from mount.
Daugherty punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daugherty with good strikes from the mount here!
Daugherty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kabakov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daugherty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kasey Daugherty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daugherty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasey Daugherty!