PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT - Raggae All Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kharitonov
vs
Paquette

170 cm
38
147 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

177 cm
26
144 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paquette lands with a cross.
Paquette tests Kharitonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kharitonov misses.
Donk. Kharitonov catches Paquette right on the button with a cross.
Paquette throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Paquette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Paquette.
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kharitonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Kharitonov misses.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Paquette there.
We've been told by Kharitonov's head coaches at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov throws a solid leg kick but Paquette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kharitonov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paquette lands a head shot.
Paquette looks to land a combination but Kharitonov avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Kharitonov misses the target.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharitonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paquette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kharitonov. That's going to slow Paquette down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Kharitonov avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Kharitonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharitonov throws a series of punches but Paquette moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquette.
Kharitonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kharitonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paquette. Kharitonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov takes one on the button.
Paquette tries to work over Kharitonov's front leg with a kick but Kharitonov checks it.
Paquette lands a nice hook to Kharitonov's body. Kharitonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Paquette is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kharitonov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Paquette cracks Kharitonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paquette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paquette.
Paquette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov.
Odell Paquette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov scores with a jab.
Kharitonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Paquette.
Jab by Kharitonov.
Paquette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Paquette. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette digs a good hook to Kharitonov's body.
Paquette lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Kharitonov misses its intended target.
Paquette misses with a two punch combination.
Paquette with a nice cross.
Paquette cracks Kharitonov with a good jab.
Paquette throws a good cross that connects.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Paquette is predictable there
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kharitonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Paquette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks.
Kharitonov walks into a left hand.
Kharitonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquette.
Paquette throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
Paquette throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
Kharitonov misses with a looping left.
Paquette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Paquette lands with a good body shot.
Paquette tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquette.
Kharitonov lands a head shot.
Donk. Paquette catches Kharitonov right on the button with a cross.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Paquette.
Paquette looks to land a combination but Kharitonov avoids it well.
Paquette misses with a hook.
Paquette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paquette misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Paquette moved out of range.
Paquette displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab by Paquette.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Paquette blocks the leg kick.
Paquette scoring well with a low kick there.
Paquette misses with a hook
and Kharitonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paquette swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Paquette with a jab.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Paquette moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Paquette.
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kharitonov.
Paquette slips a jab from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paquette defending well as Kharitonov loads up on a big left hand.
Kharitonov connects with the punch.
Paquette lands a lovely overhand right.
Paquette throws a lazy right hand but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquette lands with a shot to the body.
Paquette lands a right hook to the body.
Kharitonov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paquette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kharitonov.
Paquette scores with a decent looking hook.
Paquette checks a low kick from Kharitonov.
Paquette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov slips a straight right by Paquette.
Kharitonov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kharitonov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paquette. Paquette obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paquette.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odell Paquette dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Donk. Paquette catches Kharitonov right on the button with a cross.
Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Kharitonov misses the target.
Paquette moves out of range of the strikes.
Paquette cracks Kharitonov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Kharitonov is rocked!
BOOM! Paquette lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kharitonov. Kharitonov tries to recover but Paquette is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kharitonov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!