PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sebastian Shot enters the cage!

Akulenko
vs
Shot

170 cm
34
160 lbs
32 - 19 - 0

162 cm
31
145 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akulenko slips a jab from Shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Akulenko misses its target.
Akulenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shot misses with a two punch combination.
Shot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
Akulenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Akulenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shot to score with a decent uppercut.
Shot has his takedown stuffed

and Akulenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Akulenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akulenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko throws a hook but Shot avoids it easily.
Shot takes one to the chin there.
Akulenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shot. Shot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akulenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Akulenko.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shot avoids a kick to the body.

Akulenko clinches.
Shot blocking some punches.
Shot stalling in the clinch but Akulenko improves position.
Shot is trying to force a seperation but Akulenko has the dominant position.
Shot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akulenko smiles and moves away.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
Akulenko staying out of range there.
Akulenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shot misses with an uppercut
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Shot.
Shot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shot sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Akulenko misses.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko scores with a hook to the body. Shot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a hook
and Shot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akulenko throws a one two combo.
Akulenko throws out a loose jab but Shot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Akulenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut. Shot saw that one coming.
Akulenko misses with a low kick.
Akulenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Akulenko finds it's target.
Akulenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shot.
Shot was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akulenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Shot throws out a powerful jab.
Shot misses with a left hand
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a body punch but Shot moves out of range.
Akulenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akulenko. That one must have hurt.
Shot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shot throws a lazy right hand but Akulenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut.
Akulenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akulenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Shot counters with a stiff right hand.
Shot misses with an uppercut.
Akulenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Akulenko.
Shot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akulenko avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shot swings for the body but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akulenko manages to avoid it.
Shot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shot swings widly with a right hand
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko tests Shot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shot misses with a looping left.
Akulenko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shot throws out the jab.
Akulenko scores with a jab to the head.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch but Akulenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Shot misses
and Akulenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shot slips a straight right by Akulenko.
Akulenko sets himself, and Shot steps forward looking for the clinch! Akulenko avoids it this time.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut

and Shot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akulenko won't be happy with that.

Akulenko sneaks out the side door and pushes Shot away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Shot slips under a jab from Akulenko.
Akulenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akulenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko misses with a hook to the body
and Shot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akulenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shot can do to turn this around?
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Shot's head but Shot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Shot misses its intended target.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Akulenko saw that one coming.
Akulenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Akulenko swings for the body but Shot moves out of range.
Akulenko scores with a punch to the head.
Akulenko misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range and Shot settles back down.
Akulenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akulenko swings for the body but Shot moves out of range.
Shot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akulenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shot counters with a nice uppercut.
Akulenko misses with a hook.
Shot blocks a jab.
Akulenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shot misses with a straight right.
Shot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akulenko.
Shot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akulenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akulenko misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shot doesn't seem bothered though.
Akulenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shot. That did some damage!
Akulenko scores with a nice right hand.
Shot throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Akulenko.
A big left from Akulenko misses.
Shot throws a right hand that misses
and Akulenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Shot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akulenko.
Shot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Shot misses with a series of wild punches.
Akulenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shot.
Donk. Shot catches Akulenko right on the button with a cross.
Shot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Akulenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akulenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Akulenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shot misses with the head strike.
Akulenko digs a right hand into Shot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shot's gas tank.
Shot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akulenko landing knees to the head.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shot is trying to break the clinch but Akulenko is controlling him.
Akulenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
Shot struggles to land a body shot inside as Akulenko controls his hands.
Akulenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shot's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akulenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot wants to stall.
Akulenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko lands with a left to the head.
Akulenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akulenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akulenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shot backwards.
Akulenko prevents a body shot from Shot.
Akulenko lands a damaging elbow.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Akulenko as the two fighters clinch.
Eugeniy Akulenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Shot pulls guard.
Shot wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot keeping full guard, as Akulenko tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Akulenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Shot.
A jab from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shot if he has to take too many more of those.

Akulenko clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akulenko.
Akulenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Shot is trying to push Akulenko away but Akulenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akulenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Akulenko.
Shot tries for a takedown but Akulenko manages to get underhooks.
Akulenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akulenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akulenko lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot scores with a hook to the body.
Akulenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Shot.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Akulenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akulenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akulenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akulenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Shot is rocked!
Shot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shot is still on wobbly legs! Can Akulenko finish him?
Akulenko connects with a knee to the head.
Shot is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akulenko's brow.
Shot tries to break the clinch but Akulenko is controlling the position.
Akulenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shot tries for a takedown but Akulenko manages to get underhooks.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a punch to the body.
Shot takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shot seems to have recovered his senses.
Shot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shot looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akulenko.
Shot is working for takedown but Akulenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akulenko lands a knee to the body.
Akulenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akulenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shot takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Akulenko.
Akulenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shot in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Akulenko.
Akulenko crunches a lovely knee into Shot's ribcage.
Akulenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Akulenko lands an uppercut.
Akulenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shot's face.
A shot in the inside from Akulenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akulenko.
Akulenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akulenko's elbow.
Shot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akulenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shot.
Akulenko trying to land knees to the body.
Akulenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akulenko lands a big knee! That's hurt Shot! Oh, he's all over the place! Akulenko lands another knee that sends Shot to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Eugeniy Akulenko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.