PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Borodin (ranked 7174 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Low (ranked 2674 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Borodin
vs
Low

183 cm
25
230 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasiliy Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Low!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodin checks a leg kick.

Low has taken the fight to the clinch.
Low with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Borodin tries to stall but Low uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Borodin tries to break the clinch but Low is controlling the position.
Low tries to land a knee to the head but Borodin blocks with his arms.
Borodin stalling in the clinch but Low improves position.
Low misses with a knee to the head.
Low throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borodin blocks it with crossed arms.
Low tries to land a knee to the head but Borodin blocks with his arms.
Low lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borodin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low slows down the pace here.
Borodin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.
Low swings wildly with an uppercut but Borodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borodin looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Low with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Low throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borodin blocks it with crossed arms.
Borodin controlling the action here for a moment.
Borodin prevents a body shot from Low.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin is trying to stall.
Low tries a knee to the head but Borodin blocks it.
Low swings wildly with an uppercut but Borodin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Low tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Low keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borodin's efforts to push away.
The referee is keeping an eye on Low - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Borodin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Low scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vasiliy Borodin has been cut.
Low misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borodin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Borodin.
Borodin checks a leg kick nicely.
Borodin tries to counter by clinching up but Low breaks away and moves out of range.
Low takes a kick to the side of the head.
Borodin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Low has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Borodin.
Low moves in looking to clinch but Borodin pushes him off.
Low throws a head kick that misses.
Borodin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Low moves to clinch but Borodin breaks away
and Borodin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borodin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Borodin coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borodin lands with a slapping head kick.
Borodin scores with a head kick. Low tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Borodin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Borodin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Low drives through and clinches with Borodin against the cage.
Borodin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Low keeps control of Borodin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borodin looking to stall.
Low landing knees to the head.

Low breaks the clinch.
Borodin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borodin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Low shapes to counter with a head kick.
Low wants to land a leg kick but Borodin is out of range.
A head kick from Borodin lands but Low takes it in his stride.
Low takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Borodin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Borodin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Low throws a low kick but it's checked well by Borodin.
Borodin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Low takes a step back to recover.
Low takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Low stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borodin.
Borodin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Borodin throws a head kick that Low semi-blocks.
Low misses with a body kick.

Low has Borodin up against the cage in a clinch.
Low misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borodin.
Low using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Low trying to land knees to the body.
Borodin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Low's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Borodin.
Borodin moves out of range of the leg kick from Low.
Nice uppercut lands for Borodin. That snapped Low's head back.
Borodin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Low does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Borodin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Borodin blocks a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borodin. Low shrugs it off though.
Low misses with a hook. Borodin ducked under it nicely.
Low avoids the head kick by Borodin.
Vasiliy Borodin is winning the standup battle so far.
Low takes a kick to the side of the head.
Borodin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Low shoots for a takedown but Borodin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Low blocks a head kick by Borodin.
Vasiliy Borodin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Low moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low scores with a knee to the head.
Low has Borodin pushed against the cage.
Joe Low seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.
Low looking to throw knees to the head but Borodin is blocking nicely.

Low manages to break the clinch.
Borodin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Low instigates a clinch.
Low throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Borodin blocks it with crossed arms.
Borodin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Borodin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borodin clobbers Low with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low tries a head kick but it misses.
Borodin throws a counter high kick but Low was just alert enough to avoid it.
Low throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borodin checks a leg kick.
Borodin lands a really nice looking cross but Low seems unphased.
Borodin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Low backs up against the cage.
Borodin throws a head kick that misses.
Borodin jabs Low right on the nose. Low blinks but takes it well.
Low throws a sloppy head kick and Borodin moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borodin. Low shrugs it off though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borodin!
Low tries to work over Borodin's front leg with a kick but Borodin checks it.
Borodin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Low throws a head kick but Borodin moves out of range.
As Low looks to move away, Borodin throws a big counter combo but Low just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Low takes a step back to recover.
Low takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Borodin lands a head kick!
Borodin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Low can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Low crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borodin - the referee stops the clock and Low gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borodin. Low manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Borodin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borodin blocks a head kick by Low.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borodin.
Borodin tests Low's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borodin connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Borodin lands.
Borodin pushes Low away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasiliy Borodin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Borodin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Low crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borodin - the referee stops the clock and Low gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borodin. Low manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Low looks for the body kick but Borodin saw that one coming.
Low pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Low pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Low has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Borodin.
Borodin feints a jab promting Low to slip. Borodin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Low slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Borodin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Borodin scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Borodin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vasiliy Borodin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Low tries to close the distance and clinch but Borodin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borodin scores with a nice head shot.
Low pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borodin lands with a nice combination. Low backs away looking to recover.
Borodin pushes Low away with a front kick.
Low takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Low takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borodin checks a leg kick.
Borodin throws a head kick that misses
and Low counters with a left to the body.
Borodin looks to land a combination. Low sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good work by Borodin as he checks the leg kick.
Borodin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Low doesn't manage to clinch there - Borodin circles away.
Borodin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borodin.
Borodin cracks a nice hook into Low's ribs.
Vasiliy Borodin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borodin connects with a solid leg kick.
Low takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
Borodin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Low takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Low throws a head kick that misses.
Low misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Low takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borodin lands a head kick. Low smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Borodin lands a right hook to the body.
Borodin throws a sloppy head kick and Low moves out of range easily.
Borodin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Low throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borodin avoids the head kick by Low.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Low crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Borodin - the referee stops the clock and Low gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Borodin. Low manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick by Low misses
and Borodin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid body kick from Borodin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Low takes a step back to recover.
Borodin lands with a kick to the temple. Low shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Borodin. That's going to slow Low down.
Low doesn't manage to clinch there - Borodin circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Borodin. Low shrugs it off though.
Borodin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Low misses with a kick to the body
and Borodin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borodin works over Low's head and body with a nice combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borodin checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borodin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Borodin.
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!
Low ducks right into an uppercut from Borodin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodin scores with a one two! Low had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Borodin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Low is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borodin.
Borodin connects with a solid leg kick.
Low misses with a low kick.
Borodin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Danga de danga de dang - Borodin scores with a four punch combination!
Joe Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borodin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Low swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borodin counters with a solid body kick.
Low tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borodin is able to avoid easily.
Borodin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Low misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borodin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Borodin blocks the body kick.
Vasiliy Borodin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borodin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Low will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasiliy Borodin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borodin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasiliy Borodin!