PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kherson (ranked 3430 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi (ranked 427 p4p, 283 weight class). Victor Kherson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi's chin.

Kherson
vs
Ojidemenzi

174 cm
21
177
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
185
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Kherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kherson misses with a looping right.
Ojidemenzi tries to clinch but Kherson is having none of it.
Ojidemenzi loads up on a big right hand but Kherson slips the punch.
Kherson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ojidemenzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kherson.
Ojidemenzi misses with a body punch
and Kherson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ojidemenzi misses with a body punch
letting Kherson counter with a right hand.
Ojidemenzi ducks under a wild hook from Kherson.
Victor Kherson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kherson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ojidemenzi.
Kherson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kherson scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi connects with a jab.
Ojidemenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kherson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ojidemenzi at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kherson as he connects with a hook.
Ojidemenzi stuns Kherson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ojidemenzi misses with a right hand
and Kherson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Ojidemenzi - just one landing.
Ojidemenzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Kherson there.
Ojidemenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ojidemenzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ojidemenzi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kherson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ojidemenzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kherson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ojidemenzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kherson moves away.
Kherson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kherson looks to land a combination but Ojidemenzi avoids it well.
Kherson throws a lazy right hand but Ojidemenzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kherson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ojidemenzi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kherson rather than just go for the knockout.
Kherson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ojidemenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kherson misses its target.
Ojidemenzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ojidemenzi throws a shot from downtown. Kherson moves away and avoids it.
Ojidemenzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kherson throws a right hand that misses
and Ojidemenzi counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Kherson.
Kherson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ojidemenzi checks it well.
Kherson throws a right hand that Ojidemenzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ojidemenzi also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kherson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kherson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kherson misses the jab.
Kherson staying out of range there.
Ojidemenzi throws a hook but Kherson avoids it easily.
Ojidemenzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kherson is just out of range.
It looks like Kherson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kherson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ojidemenzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ojidemenzi with a hook.
Ojidemenzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kherson throws a series of strikes that have Ojidemenzi backpedaling.
Kherson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ojidemenzi should have avoided that one.
Ojidemenzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kherson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ojidemenzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Ojidemenzi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ojidemenzi moves away from the strike by Kherson.
Kherson lands a nice looking body kick.
Kherson throws a combination. Ojidemenzi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ojidemenzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kherson under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Kherson.
Kherson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ojidemenzi moves out of range of the body kick from Kherson.
Kherson scores with a punch to the head.
Ojidemenzi defending well as Kherson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojidemenzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kherson scores with a nice strike.
Ojidemenzi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kherson throws a hook to the side of Ojidemenzi's head but Ojidemenzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kherson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ojidemenzi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Kherson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Ojidemenzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ojidemenzi misses with an uppercut. Kherson saw that one coming.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kherson - that will leave a mark!
Ojidemenzi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kherson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kherson swings widly with a right hand
and Ojidemenzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kherson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ojidemenzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kherson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kherson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ojidemenzi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kherson's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ojidemenzi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ojidemenzi blocks a jab.
Kherson throws a right hand that Ojidemenzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Ojidemenzi also avoids with ease.
Ojidemenzi throws a shot from downtown. Kherson moves away and avoids it.
Ojidemenzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kherson can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi throws a body punch but Kherson moves out of range.
Kherson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ojidemenzi sizes up Kherson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ojidemenzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kherson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kherson misses with an uppercut.
Ojidemenzi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kherson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ojidemenzi throws a body punch but Kherson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kherson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kherson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ojidemenzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Victor Kherson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ojidemenzi jabs Kherson right on the nose. Kherson blinks but takes it well.
Ojidemenzi misses with a right hand
and Kherson counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ojidemenzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kherson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi throws a hook but Kherson avoids it easily.
Kherson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ojidemenzi is just out of range.
Kherson misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Ojidemenzi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ojidemenzi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Kherson does it's job there.
Kherson scores with a decent looking hook.
Ojidemenzi misses with a body shot.
Ojidemenzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kherson.
Kherson lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kherson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kherson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ojidemenzi.
Kherson stalks Ojidemenzi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ojidemenzi's face. Ojidemenzi staggers backwards, shaken.
Ojidemenzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kherson.
Ojidemenzi swings for the body but Kherson moves out of range.
Ojidemenzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kherson.
Kherson misses with a wild body shot.
Ojidemenzi lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Kherson misses.
Kherson throws an overhand right that lands on Ojidemenzi's shoulder, as Ojidemenzi tries to avoid the shot.
Kherson cracks Ojidemenzi with a good jab.
Kherson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ojidemenzi can do to turn this around?
Ojidemenzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kherson.
Kherson is looking to counter punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ojidemenzi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kherson has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kherson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ojidemenzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kherson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ojidemenzi dodges the punch combination from Kherson.
Ojidemenzi misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ojidemenzi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ojidemenzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kherson doesn't seem bothered though.
Kherson throws a body punch but Ojidemenzi moves out of range.
Kherson misses the shot to the body.
Kherson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ojidemenzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kherson.
Kherson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Kherson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ojidemenzi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ojidemenzi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kherson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Kherson. Those never looked like landing.
Kherson throws an off balance right hand
and Ojidemenzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kherson throws an off balance right hand
and Ojidemenzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kherson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ojidemenzi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kherson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ojidemenzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kherson is looking to slow Ojidemenzi down with leg kicks.
Kherson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kherson moves away.
Ojidemenzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi misses with a body shot.
Kherson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ojidemenzi.
Kherson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kherson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ojidemenzi scores with a body shot.
Ojidemenzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kherson.
Kherson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ojidemenzi.
Kherson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Ojidemenzi misses.
Kherson misses the shot to the body.
Kherson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kherson lands the left hand.
Abuaballadai Ojidemenzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ojidemenzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kherson cracks a nice hook into Ojidemenzi's ribs.
Kherson lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojidemenzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kherson throws a lazy right hand but Ojidemenzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kherson tries to land a front kick but Ojidemenzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Ojidemenzi misses.
Kherson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ojidemenzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kherson misses with a wild body shot.
Kherson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kherson swings for the body but Ojidemenzi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojidemenzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ojidemenzi throws a shot from downtown. Kherson moves away and avoids it.
Ojidemenzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kherson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ojidemenzi.
Ojidemenzi throws a hook to the side of Kherson's head but Kherson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ojidemenzi walks into a jab.
Ojidemenzi scores with a jab to the body.

Ojidemenzi has managed to clinch.
Kherson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kherson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kherson tries to work over Ojidemenzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ojidemenzi fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kherson is leaning against Ojidemenzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ojidemenzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kherson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kherson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Ojidemenzi.
Kherson misses with a body punch.
Kherson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kherson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor Kherson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kherson.
Ojidemenzi throws a looping overhand right but Kherson ducks down to avoid it.
Ojidemenzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kherson misses with a few strikes there.
Kherson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ojidemenzi throws out the jab.
Kherson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kherson staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor Kherson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kherson, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Kherson!