PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Kirjinova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Allen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mark Allen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kirjinova
vs
Allen

199 cm
21
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Kirjinova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Allen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kirjinova pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Allen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kirjinova breaks from the clinch.

Kirjinova has Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kirjinova pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirjinova connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
Kirjinova tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirjinova fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pablo Kirjinova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Allen.

Kirjinova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirjinova misses with a knee to the head.
Kirjinova definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kirjinova looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Kirjinova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kirjinova closes the distance and pushes Allen back into the cage.
Kirjinova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirjinova lands a knee to the body.
Kirjinova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirjinova pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirjinova breaks from the clinch.

Kirjinova drives through and clinches with Allen against the cage.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirjinova.
Kirjinova tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Kirjinova tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Kirjinova connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.

Allen wants the takedown. Kirjinova is fighting it off but Allen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kirjinova's guard against the cage.

Kirjinova manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kirjinova moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kirjinova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirjinova lands with a kick to the temple. Allen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kirjinova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirjinova lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
Kirjinova with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Kirjinova breaks the clinch.
Kirjinova throws a series of strikes that have Allen backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kirjinova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirjinova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirjinova misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirjinova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirjinova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirjinova.
Kirjinova is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kirjinova.
Kirjinova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Kirjinova tries to work over Allen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Kirjinova dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kirjinova clinches up against the cage.
Kirjinova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kirjinova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kirjinova clinches up against the cage.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Kirjinova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kirjinova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kirjinova scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirjinova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirjinova trying to land knees to the body.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.

Kirjinova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirjinova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Allen.
Pablo Kirjinova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen shoots for a takedown but Kirjinova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kirjinova rushes Allen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kirjinova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirjinova jabs at Allen's body.
Allen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kirjinova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirjinova misses with a knee to the head.
Kirjinova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Kirjinova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kirjinova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Kirjinova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirjinova looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen is trying to drag Kirjinova to the mat but Kirjinova just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pablo Kirjinova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Allen.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Kirjinova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirjinova throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirjinova is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Kirjinova breaks from the clinch.
Kirjinova tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirjinova throws a head kick that misses.
Kirjinova is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kirjinova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirjinova pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kirjinova rushes Allen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo Kirjinova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kirjinova is defending well.
Kirjinova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirjinova misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirjinova throws an elbow but misses.
Kirjinova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirjinova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.

Allen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kirjinova can't fight it off and eventually Allen manages to take the fight to the floor. Kirjinova looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kirjinova manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Kirjinova dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Allen blocks a head kick by Kirjinova.

Kirjinova clinches.
Kirjinova lands an elbow inside.
Kirjinova throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Kirjinova.
Kirjinova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kirjinova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kirjinova with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Kirjinova manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirjinova tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirjinova tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Kirjinova throws a nice head kick!

Kirjinova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirjinova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirjinova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirjinova lands an elbow inside that Allen shrugs off.
Kirjinova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kirjinova manages to break the clinch.
Pablo Kirjinova is winning the standup battle so far.

Kirjinova pushes Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen blocks the elbow strike.
Kirjinova misses with a knee to the head.
Pablo Kirjinova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirjinova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kirjinova closes the distance and clinches.
Kirjinova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allen letting Kirjinova take a breather here.
Kirjinova leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirjinova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kirjinova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirjinova looking to throw knees to the head but Allen is blocking nicely.
Kirjinova with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirjinova with a knee to the head.
Kirjinova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirjinova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirjinova misses with a knee to the head.
Mark Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Kirjinova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirjinova 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Kirjinova!