PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Golovkin (ranked 4254 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Round (ranked 4916 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladmir Golovkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenny Round's chin.

Golovkin
vs
Round

190 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladmir Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Round!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Round with a poor takedown
and Golovkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Golovkin throws a one two combo.

It looks like Kenny Round has been cut.
Golovkin scores with the left hand. Round knows he should have avoided that one.
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Round with the counter takedown but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Golovkin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Golovkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin lands with a nice combination. Round backs away looking to recover.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin lands a jab-cross combination.
Golovkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Round in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin moves out of range as Round strikes.
Golovkin blocks the body kick.
Golovkin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Golovkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Round steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golovkin.
Vladmir Golovkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Round tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Golovkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Round lands a slapping body shot.
Round is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Golovkin misses.
Round throws the kick towards the body but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Golovkin. Those never looked like landing.
Round closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin blocks the body kick.
Round misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Round closes the distance and clinches up with Golovkin, looking for a takedown. Round pushes Golovkin against the cage but Golovkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Round moves out of range.
Round misses with a wild combination.
Golovkin slips a jab from Round.
Round throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round tries a head kick but it misses.
Golovkin blocks a head kick by Round.
Round throws a half hearted mid kick.
Golovkin misses with a few strikes there.
Round 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.
Round fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vladmir Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Round.
Round misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Round misses with a hook to the body
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Round darts in trying to clinch
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Round misses with a combination
and Golovkin counters with a left and a right that stings Round.
Golovkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kenny Round seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Round stuns Golovkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin avoids the head kick by Round.
Golovkin is looking for a counter combo.
Golovkin looks to land a combination but Round avoids it well.
Round throws a half hearted mid kick.
Round looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golovkin is fending him off so far but Round persists. Nope, Golovkin circles away and we're back to standing.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Golovkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Round's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Round throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Round moves out of range.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Round fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Round falls off balance throwing a combination

and Golovkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golovkin.

Round pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
Round on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Round misses with a body punch
and Golovkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Round misses with a double jab
and Golovkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Round is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Round throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vladmir Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Round misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Golovkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Golovkin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Round takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Round throws a head kick that misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Round looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Round wants to land a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golovkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Round can do to turn this around?
Golovkin swinging wildly here.
Round shoots in and drives through. Golovkin sprawls well.
Round misses with a hook to the body
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Golovkin blocks the low kick.
Round is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Golovkin rather than just go for the knockout.
Golovkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Round is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Golovkin.
Round looks for the body kick but Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Round misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Round throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Round misses with a kick to the body
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Round misses
and Golovkin counters with a one-two to the body.
Golovkin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Round tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Round throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Round throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Golovkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Round. Round gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Round with that takedown attempt.
Vladmir Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Round.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
A big right from Round misses.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Round.
Round misses with a combination
and Golovkin counters with a series of strikes. Round will be more careful next time no doubt.
Round misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golovkin works the jab nicely.
Round misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Golovkin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Round's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.

Round throws a head kick that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Golovkin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Round throws a sloppy head kick
and Golovkin counters with an outside leg kick.
Round takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Golovkin scores with a jab.
Golovkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Round throws a lazy head kick
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Round misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Round swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Golovkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Round has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Round misses
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Golovkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Round swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Golovkin scores with a three punch combo!
Round connects with the punch.
Golovkin checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin moves out of range as Round throws a body kick.
As Round looks to move away, Golovkin throws a big counter combo but Round just gets out of the way.
Round takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Round throws a head kick but Golovkin moves out of range.
Round throws a sloppy head kick and Golovkin moves out of range easily.
Golovkin stuffs the takedown attempt from Round. Round gets slowly back to his feet.
Round throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golovkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
Golovkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Round fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Round fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vladmir Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Round.
Round throws a lazy head kick

and Golovkin moves into the clinch.
Round drops down looking for an ankle pick but Golovkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Golovkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Round. Round circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Round fails with an attempt to clinch.
Round has his takedown stuffed
and Golovkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenny Round has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Round is trying desperately to land a takedown but Golovkin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Round.
A combination from Golovkin does no damage.
Golovkin moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Round on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Golovkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vladmir Golovkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Round.
Golovkin is looking for a counter combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladmir Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Golovkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladmir Golovkin!