PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eugeniy Akulenko enters the cage!

Schwager Ii
vs
Akulenko

175 cm
23
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

170 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ice Nutrition
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Schwager Ii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akulenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Schwager Ii shrugs it off.
Schwager Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akulenko manages to avoid it.
Schwager Ii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akulenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akulenko.
Schwager Ii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Akulenko. That snapped Schwager Ii's head back.
Schwager Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schwager Ii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akulenko scores with a head kick. Schwager Ii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwager Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akulenko moves away.
Akulenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwager Ii.
Akulenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akulenko ducks under a wild hook from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii throws a right and a left that Akulenko avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
Akulenko throws a combination. Schwager Ii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Akulenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donk. Schwager Ii catches Akulenko right on the button with a cross.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwager Ii looks to land a combination but Akulenko avoids it well.
Akulenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Akulenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Schwager Ii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akulenko throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schwager Ii lands a body shot.
Akulenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akulenko throws a head kick that Schwager Ii semi-blocks.
Akulenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akulenko moves away from the strike by Schwager Ii.
Akulenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Schwager Ii swings widly with a right hand
letting Akulenko counter with a right hand.
Schwager Ii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko lands a jab.
Akulenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akulenko misses with a double jab.
Schwager Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akulenko swinging wildly here.
Schwager Ii misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwager Ii throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Akulenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Akulenko.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii looks to land a right hand but Akulenko moved out of range.
Akulenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akulenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
A slow jab from Akulenko misses its intended target.
Schwager Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akulenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii works the jab nicely.
Akulenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwager Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Akulenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akulenko.
Akulenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii throws a series of punches but Akulenko avoids them all with ease.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Akulenko dodges the punch combination from Schwager Ii.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schwager Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schwager Ii throws a shot from downtown. Akulenko moves away and avoids it.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Akulenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager Ii throws a body punch but Akulenko moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akulenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Akulenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schwager Ii backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that round.
That's time! Schwager Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schwager Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akulenko under the eye.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwager Ii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akulenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akulenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii misses with a wild combination.
Schwager Ii lands a jab to the nose.
Akulenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwager Ii's sensitive parts.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Schwager Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Akulenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Schwager Ii's head.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Akulenko.
Akulenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwager Ii circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii looks to land a left hand but Akulenko moved out of range nicely.
Schwager Ii throws out a loose jab but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Schwager Ii. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akulenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akulenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schwager Ii.
A cross from Akulenko lands.
Schwager Ii misses with an uppercut. Akulenko saw that one coming.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Schwager Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwager Ii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schwager Ii will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
Schwager Ii throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Schwager Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Schwager Ii moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akulenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akulenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schwager Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwager Ii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akulenko counters with a nice body kick.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the side of Akulenko's head but Akulenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schwager Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Schwager Ii misses.
Norbert Schwager Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akulenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akulenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Akulenko.
Schwager Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akulenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwager Ii scores with a sloppy right hand. Akulenko should have avoided that one.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
Schwager Ii misses with a left hand

and Akulenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwager Ii struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii sneaks back into half guard.
Schwager Ii wants to get back to his feet.
Akulenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Schwager Ii is trying to stand.
Schwager Ii is controlling Akulenko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Schwager Ii is looking for a sweep. Akulenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Schwager Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Some wild striking there from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akulenko's hands.
Akulenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Schwager Ii's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a series of strikes that have Schwager Ii backpedaling.
Akulenko connects with a right hand. Schwager Ii shakes it off.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwager Ii.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akulenko!
Akulenko connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Schwager Ii.
Akulenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager Ii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii scores with a hook to the body. Akulenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Akulenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akulenko duly obliges.
Akulenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Schwager Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Schwager Ii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Schwager Ii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akulenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Schwager Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwager Ii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwager Ii throws a combination that misses
and Akulenko counters with a two punch combo.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Schwager Ii misses its intended target.
Schwager Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akulenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwager Ii.
Schwager Ii swings widly with a right hand
and Akulenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Schwager Ii shrugs it off.
Schwager Ii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwager Ii throws a shot from downtown. Akulenko moves away and avoids it.
Schwager Ii thows a body shot but no joy.
Akulenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwager Ii.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Schwager Ii moves out of range.
Schwager Ii tries to bum rush Akulenko with a series of wild strikes but Akulenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akulenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Schwager Ii throws out a loose jab but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwager Ii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab.
Akulenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akulenko scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akulenko misses with a wild combination.
Schwager Ii scores with a jab. Akulenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akulenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Schwager Ii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schwager Ii swings for the body but Akulenko moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Akulenko.
Schwager Ii lands with a cross.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Schwager Ii thuds his right hand into Akulenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Akulenko.
Schwager Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Schwager Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Akulenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akulenko throws a right and a left that Schwager Ii avoids nicely.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Eugeniy Akulenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akulenko throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schwager Ii's sensitive parts.
Akulenko scores with a nice right hand.
Schwager Ii misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akulenko staying out of range there.
Norbert Schwager Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akulenko scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eugeniy Akulenko.
Well Akulenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.