PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Williams
vs
Kharinov

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fredrick Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kharinov moves into the clinch successfully.

Kharinov pulls guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams advances position into side control!
Williams prevents Kharinov from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams controls the position.

Williams stands up.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kharinov circles away.

Williams has closed the distance and engaged Kharinov in a clinch.

Kharinov has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Williams tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Williams tries to hold on but Kharinov postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.

Kharinov get's back to his feet.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kharinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is trying to control the position but Kharinov postures up.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams pushes Kharinov off and gets back to his feet.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kharinov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kharinov.

Kharinov stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams tries to clinch up.

Kharinov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kharinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kharinov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kharinov cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Kharinov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams moves out of range as Kharinov throws a body kick.
Kharinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kharinov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kharinov keeps the fight on the outside.

Williams has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kharinov trying to land knees to the body.

Kharinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kharinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Kharinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Williams is looking to clinch but Kharinov is avoiding it.

Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharinov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Kharinov managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.

Kharinov manages to pull guard.
Kharinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Williams is controlling him.
Vladimir Kharinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Kharinov kicks Williams off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Kharinov improves position.

Kharinov manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kharinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Kharinov misses.
Kharinov misses with a double jab.
Williams tries to clinch
and Kharinov counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Williams wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Kharinov on that attempt.
Kharinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kharinov keeps it at a distance.

Williams gets caught flat footed, as Kharinov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kharinov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Kharinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.

Kharinov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kharinov is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Fredrick Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kharinov.
Kharinov stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kharinov circles away.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Kharinov.

Williams rushes Kharinov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kharinov pulls guard effortlessly.
Williams is looking to stand up but Kharinov won't let him.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams prevents Kharinov from getting back to his feet.

Williams stands and steps away. Kharinov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Kharinov misses with a few strikes there.
Williams closes the distance but Kharinov moves to the side
and Kharinov counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Kharinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Kharinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch

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

Williams throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kharinov!
Kharinov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks from Kharinov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams looking to control but Kharinov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kharinov bucks Williams off and manages to get back to his feet!
Vladimir Kharinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharinov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kharinov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kharinov closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Kharinov pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kharinov is avoiding it.
Williams wants to clinch up but Kharinov keeps it at a distance.
Kharinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharinov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams decides to stand back up.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kharinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fredrick Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kharinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Kharinov. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Kharinov throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Kharinov tries a head kick but it misses.

Kharinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Kharinov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharinov tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Kharinov drops back down to his feet.
Fredrick Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Kharinov.

Kharinov breaks the clinch.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams clinches but Kharinov breaks the clinch
and Kharinov counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kharinov counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Kharinov to acknowledge the strikes.
Fredrick Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Kharinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Kharinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Kharinov scores with a four punch combination!
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kharinov circles away.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Kharinov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kharinov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vladimir Kharinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kharinov circles away.
Kharinov misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Kharinov.
I've got Kharinov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vladimir Kharinov!