RC 4 - Siberian Express PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Tafoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Black
vs
Tafoya

182 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Tafoya!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Black misses with a combination
and Tafoya counters with a one-two to the body.

Black is rocked!
Tafoya checks a low kick from Black.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tafoya throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Black colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Tafoya as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Black is left battered and dazed whilst Tafoya and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Tafoya!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kusho
vs
Newman

172 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Pain Palace Clothing

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Kusho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Newman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Newman gets a clinch.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.

Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Newman is rocked!
Kusho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kusho finish him?
Kusho throws a series of strikes that have Newman backpedaling.
Newman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kusho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newman's calf.
Kusho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newman in his tracks.
Kusho tries to score with a low kick but Newman moves his leg out of the way.
Kusho throws a leg kick but Newman checks it.
Kusho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newman takes one to the chin there.
Kusho scores with a nice right hand.
Newman walks into a straight right hand from Kusho.
Larry Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Kusho.
Kusho looks to land a left hand but Newman moved out of range nicely.
Kusho cracks Newman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kusho throws a leg kick but Newman checks it.
Kusho throws out a powerful jab.
Newman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Newman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kusho to score with a decent uppercut.
Newman seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kusho shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Newman is backing up but Kusho catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Newman covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kusho Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Kusho!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sol Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire. Frankenstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Die MF Die. Sol Rosenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosenberg
vs
Frankenstein

182 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sol Rosenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Frankenstein!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenberg shoots in and drives through. Frankenstein sprawls well.

Rosenberg takes the fight into the clinch.

Rosenberg breaks the clinch.
Frankenstein misses with a takedown

so Rosenberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Rosenberg stands up from Frankenstein's guard - Rosenberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Frankenstein tries to clinch

and Rosenberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rosenberg.
Rosenberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rosenberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosenberg is leaning against Frankenstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Frankenstein looks gassed!
Rosenberg lands with a right to the head.
Rosenberg stalling.
Frankenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frankenstein tries to score a body lock takedown but Rosenberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sol Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Frankenstein.
Frankenstein tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rosenberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenberg.
Rosenberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenstein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rosenberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck for Frankenstein with that takedown attempt.
Rosenberg lands a jab to Frankenstein's midsection.
Frankenstein misses with a takedown attempt

and Rosenberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frankenstein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rosenberg pulls guard successfully.
Rosenberg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Rosenberg has his feet on Frankenstein's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Frankenstein fails with the takedown
and Rosenberg counters with a series of strikes. Frankenstein will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg tries to clinch up.
Frankenstein misses with a takedown

and Rosenberg moves into the clinch.
Frankenstein prevents the takedown attempt.

Rosenberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rosenberg misses with a few strikes there.
Frankenstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Rosenberg sprawls well. He's pushed Frankenstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosenberg misses with a takedown

and Frankenstein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankenstein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankenstein scores with punches from side control.

Frankenstein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frankenstein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Frankenstein tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Frankenstein has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Frankenstein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Frankenstein working away.
Frankenstein works to advance to full mount. Rosenberg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Frankenstein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rosenberg?
Rosenberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frankenstein on the ground.
Frankenstein landing punches.
Rosenberg throwing hammer fists to the chest of Frankenstein. What's that going to do exactly?
Frankenstein is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rosenberg working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein wants to control the pace but Rosenberg is squirming around nicely.

Frankenstein has control of Rosenberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rosenberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rosenberg is looking to get to half guard.
Frankenstein landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frankenstein seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Rosenberg is holding on tight.

Frankenstein moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rosenberg has worked his arm free - good work by Rosenberg!

Frankenstein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Rosenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rosenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frankenstein has his takedown stuffed

and Rosenberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosenberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Frankenstein has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rosenberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rosenberg tries to pull guard but Frankenstein won't allow it.
Rosenberg is leaning against Frankenstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Rosenberg.
Rosenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rosenberg.

Rosenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frankenstein shoots and misses

and Rosenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sol Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Frankenstein.
Rosenberg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg gets underhooks to prevent Frankenstein's takedown attempt.
Frankenstein is breathing heavily.

Frankenstein breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Frankenstein as Rosenberg shoots in.
Frankenstein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rosenberg as he avoids it easily.
Rosenberg tries to clinch up but Frankenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Frankenstein doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rosenberg counters by moving into the clinch.

Rosenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rosenberg rushes Frankenstein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frankenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rosenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rosenberg successfully pulls guard.
Rosenberg wants to stand up but Frankenstein is controlling him.
Frankenstein wants to pass the guard but Rosenberg is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein won't allow Rosenberg to sweep him here.

Rosenberg is working an open guard so Frankenstein takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sol Rosenberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frankenstein tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rosenberg counters by moving into the clinch.
Rosenberg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frankenstein gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosenberg misses with the head strike.
Rosenberg is stalling here.
Frankenstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rosenberg jumps guard but Frankenstein stands there with Rosenberg around his waist. Rosenberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rosenberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosenberg pushes Frankenstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rosenberg jumps guard and drags Frankenstein to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Frankenstein has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg 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.

Rosenberg pushes Frankenstein off and scrambles back to his feet.

Rosenberg drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frankenstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenberg is one step ahead there.

Rosenberg stands and steps away. Frankenstein gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Frankenstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frankenstein closes the distance and clinches up with Rosenberg, looking for a takedown. Frankenstein pushes Rosenberg against the cage but Rosenberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Rosenberg misses.
Frankenstein shoots and misses

and Rosenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Frankenstein backwards.
Good body shot from Rosenberg.
A short left from Rosenberg.
A short body shot lands from Rosenberg as the two fighters clinch.

Rosenberg manages to break the clinch.

Rosenberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frankenstein, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Rosenberg.
Frankenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rosenberg cracks Frankenstein with a nice body shot.
Rosenberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frankenstein backwards.

Rosenberg manages to break the clinch.
Rosenberg cracks a nice hook into Frankenstein's ribs.
Igor Frankenstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenberg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosenberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frankenstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosenberg pinned against the cage. Rosenberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Rosenberg dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Frankenstein with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rosenberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frankenstein's guard.
Frankenstein looking to control.
Rosenberg pushing down on Frankenstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Frankenstein taking some punishment here, with Rosenberg in his half guard.
Rosenberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Frankenstein is trying to maintain the position but Rosenberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Frankenstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rosenberg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Frankenstein is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rosenberg pulls his head out easily.
Frankenstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frankenstein is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenberg tries to stand and escape but Frankenstein is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Frankenstein closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frankenstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rosenberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Frankenstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frankenstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frankenstein fails with the takedown.
Sol Rosenberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Frankenstein.

Rosenberg has Frankenstein up against the cage in a clinch.

Rosenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosenberg fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein misses with a takedown attempt - Rosenberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rosenberg is looking to clinch but Frankenstein is avoiding it.

Rosenberg clinches.
Frankenstein looking to stall.
Rosenberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rosenberg.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenberg.
Frankenstein missing with knees to the body.

Frankenstein turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Frankenstein manages to end up in side control.
An elbow from Frankenstein crashes against the mat.

Frankenstein tries for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenberg dodges the ground and pound from Frankenstein.
Frankenstein scoring with punches from side control.

Frankenstein is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rosenberg has escaped the position, nice work there.

Frankenstein tries for a kimura but Rosenberg is defending well.
Frankenstein scoring with punches from side control.
Rosenberg is trying to buck Frankenstein off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein happy to just control the position for now.
Frankenstein throwing strikes but Rosenberg manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Frankenstein regains half guard.
Igor Frankenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankenstein won't allow Rosenberg to pass to mount.
Rosenberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Frankenstein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frankenstein is looking to control Rosenberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Frankenstein avoid being mounted?
Igor Frankenstein has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rosenberg decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosenberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Rosenberg rushes Frankenstein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rosenberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frankenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Rosenberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rosenberg, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Rosenberg!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Novittu Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Joe Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Saatana
vs
Joe Junior

189 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
208 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Novittu Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Joe Junior!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to clinch there but Saatana circles away.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Saatana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junior tries to avoid it but Saatana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junior to the ground. Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Junior throws a wild body kick that Saatana sees coming a mile off.
Junior is looking to clinch.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Saatana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Junior is trying to control the position but Saatana postures up.

Junior working for a triangle but Saatana defends it easily.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Saatana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Saatana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Saatana from controlling successfully.
Junior controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Saatana tries to score a body lock takedown but Junior shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Junior is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Junior works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Saatana ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saatana no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Saatana doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Junior trying to control but Saatana is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Junior has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Junior wants to control from the top but Saatana keeps moving.
Saatana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junior trying to control but Saatana is working from the bottom.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saatana is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Saatana fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Novittu Saatana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saatana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saatana shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Saatana's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saatana is breathing heavily.

Junior feints and as Saatana raises his hands in defense, Junior changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Junior showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Junior won't allow Saatana to sweep him here.
Junior pushes down on Saatana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Saatana tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Junior slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Junior might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Saatana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Junior.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Saatana is defending well.
Junior controlling the pace.
Saatana wants to get back to full guard.

Junior is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Saatana is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Joe Junior!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Faria Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kamaniwannalaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kamaniwannalaya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Faria Lima's chin.

Lima
vs
Kamaniwannalaya

187 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faria Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Kamaniwannalaya!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in for a double leg but Kamaniwannalaya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lima scores a takedown into full mount!

Lima moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kamaniwannalaya has worked his arm free - good work by Kamaniwannalaya!
Lima scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kamaniwannalaya to see if he's OK.
Kamaniwannalaya managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lima.
Kamaniwannalaya gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kamaniwannalaya can't escape the position.
Kamaniwannalaya 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.

Lima is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kamaniwannalaya has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Lima goes for an armbar but Kamaniwannalaya turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kamaniwannalaya.
Kamaniwannalaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lima swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamaniwannalaya wants to get up but he can't break Lima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lima had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kamaniwannalaya is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lima Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kamaniwannalaya's back instead.

Lima is looking for the choke from the back position but Kamaniwannalaya is controlling his hands well.
Lima is breathing heavily.

Kamaniwannalaya preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lima.
Kamaniwannalaya turns into Lima and is now in his guard.
Kamaniwannalaya trying to control but Lima is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamaniwannalaya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamaniwannalaya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lima is proving hard to escape from.
Kamaniwannalaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.

Lima has his feet on Kamaniwannalaya's thighs here. He's pushed Kamaniwannalaya off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kamaniwannalaya screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Faria Lima!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hopsan Barley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Molotov
vs
Barley

198 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hopsan Barley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Molotov tries to clinch up.
Molotov shoots in but Barley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Molotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aleksandr Molotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Molotov misses.

Barley moves into range and clinches up with Molotov.
Molotov is trying to break free.

Barley breaks the clinch.

Molotov has Barley up against the cage in a clinch.
Molotov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Barley decides to pull guard.

Barley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Molotov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Molotov looks to clinch

and Barley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barley.
Molotov can't break the clinch.
Barley blocks the elbow strike.

Molotov breaks the clinch.

Barley shoots in and bounces Molotov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barley passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barley is thwarting Molotov's attempts to control the position.
Barley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barley is trying to control the action in half guard but Molotov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barley moves nicely into side control.
Molotov wants to get back to his feet but Barley drags him back down.

Barley tries for a kimura but Molotov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Molotov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barley's guard! Nice work there by Molotov!

That's two 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.

Barley working for submissions but it's allowed Molotov to get to half guard.
Barley looks gassed!
Barley trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Molotov is trying to control the action in half guard but Barley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barley wants to control but Molotov passes into side.
Molotov landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barley is looking for a sweep.
Molotov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Molotov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Molotov tries to clinch

and Barley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Molotov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molotov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Molotov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

Molotov takes the fight into the clinch.
Barley goes for a takedown attempt but Molotov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Barley has managed to clinch.
Molotov can't get the takedown.
Barley blocks an uppercut.
Molotov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molotov is looking to break free of the clinch but Barley has double underhooks.
Molotov has had enough of the clinch but Barley keeps him there for the moment.
Molotov tries for a takedown but Barley manages to get underhooks.
Molotov lands an uppercut.
Molotov is looking to break free of the clinch but Barley has double underhooks.
Molotov wants to get back to striking at distance but Barley won't allow it.
Molotov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Molotov forces Barley back against the cage and clinches.
Molotov landing knees to the body.

Molotov breaks from the clinch.
Molotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Barley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barley feints and as Molotov raises his hands in defense, Barley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barley passes Molotov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barley lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Molotov! More strikes land and this one is all over! Barley jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hopsan Barley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Julio
vs
Fedorov

192 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Julio has time to react.

It looks like Armando Julio has been cut.
Julio shoots in for a double leg but Fedorov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Julio scores with a one two! Fedorov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fedorov throws a series of punches but Julio avoids them all with ease.
Julio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fedorov swivels and escapes.
Julio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aleksandr Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Julio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov throws out a loose jab but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Julio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fedorov as he avoids it easily.
Julio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fedorov as he jumps to the side.
Fedorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Julio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedorov to the mat! Fedorov manages to get full guard.
Julio trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio is really struggling to control Fedorov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Julio stops Fedorov from standing up.
Julio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Julio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Julio is breathing heavily.
Julio is working hard here to advance position.
Fedorov wants to stand but Julio is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fedorov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Fedorov as Julio shoots in.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov misses with a looping right.
Fedorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fedorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice combo by Fedorov! Oh, that's hurt him - Julio falls to the canvas and Fedorov follows him into side control.

Julio is rocked!

Fedorov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Julio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Julio shoots in for a double leg but Fedorov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Julio moves in looking to clinch but Fedorov pushes him off.
Julio seems to have got his legs back now.
Julio moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a series of punches but Julio moves out of range.

Julio shoots in and bounces Fedorov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Julio trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fedorov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Julio wants to control from the top but Fedorov keeps moving.
Julio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Julio tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedorov is retaining full guard.
Julio postures up in Fedorov's guard and throws a big left but Fedorov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julio is in close to Fedorov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Julio throwing strikes from guard but Fedorov blocks nicely.
Julio trying to control but Fedorov is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fedorov can do anything to dispel that myth.

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.

Fedorov pushes Julio off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Julio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedorov to the mat! Fedorov manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Julio passes Fedorov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Julio prevents Fedorov from standing back up.

Julio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Julio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fedorov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandr Fedorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Julio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fedorov gets caught flat footed, as Julio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fedorov keeping full guard, as Julio tries to pass.

Julio has gone for a leg lock! Fedorov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Julio's guard.
Julio is trying to control the position but Fedorov postures up.

Julio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fedorov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Julio working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Julio is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov keeping full guard, as Julio tries to pass.
Fedorov wants to stand and escape but Julio is having none of it.
Julio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Julio advances to half guard.
Julio is keen to just control but Fedorov is a slippery customer.
Julio wants to pass to mount but Fedorov is defending the position.
Julio prevents Fedorov from standing back up.
Fedorov won't allow Julio to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fedorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Julio counters with a shoot takedown. Fedorov fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedorov wants to get back to his feet but Julio passes into half guard.

Julio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Julio is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fedorov is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armando Julio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh DeMann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. Felix Tilthammer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tilthammer
vs
DeMann

197 cm
22
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh DeMann !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilthammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tilthammer cracks DeMann with an uppercut from hell and DeMann crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tilthammer's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

DeMann is rocked!
Tilthammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
DeMann has a closed guard, preventing Tilthammer from standing up.
DeMann is still in real trouble! Can Tilthammer finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tilthammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tilthammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tilthammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
DeMann seems to have recovered his senses.
DeMann controls Tilthammer momentarily but Tilthammer frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DeMann looking for a guillotine here but Tilthammer defends easily.
DeMann controls Tilthammer momentarily but Tilthammer frees himself.
Tilthammer working some strikes from top position.
Tilthammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer wants to control from the top but DeMann keeps moving.
Tilthammer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tilthammer postures up in DeMann 's guard and throws a big left but DeMann blocks it.
Tilthammer wants to control from the top but DeMann keeps moving.
DeMann has his hands on Tilthammer's head, controlling the position.

DeMann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tilthammer trying to control but DeMann is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Felix Tilthammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
DeMann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tilthammer as he avoids it easily.
DeMann looks gassed!
DeMann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tilthammer lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. DeMann is looking to close the distance but Tilthammer sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! DeMann crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope DeMann is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Felix Tilthammer!