IP XXXI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goran Sablich is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Larsson
vs
Sablich

193 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larsson cracks Sablich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Larsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sablich to stand back up!

It looks like Goran Sablich has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson moves in looking to clinch but Sablich pushes him off.
Larsson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sablich! He's out on his feet! Larsson rushes in and drops Sablich with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jan Larsson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Kean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petr Petrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Petrov
vs
Kean

185 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Kean!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrov duly obliges.

It looks like Harry Kean has been cut.

Kean clinches up against the ropes.
Petrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Kean holds him up against the ropes and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kean pulls Petrov into guard.
Kean has his hands on Petrov's head, controlling the position.
Petrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kean tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kean is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kean turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kean in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kean blocks the strikes from Petrov.
Kean trying to control the position but Petrov is working away.
Petrov chipping away with strikes from the bottom.
Petrov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kean.
Kean trying to control the position but Petrov is working away.
Petrov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kean throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Petrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Petrov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kean. Oh but Petrov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kean goes limp - he's gone! Petrov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Petr Petrov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the ring accompanied by der Fluch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Potter
vs
Coulter

172 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colt Coulter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulter is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Coulter throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Coulter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potter tries to avoid it but Coulter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potter to the ground. Potter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coulter stuffs the takedown.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt
and Coulter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Coulter as Potter shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coulter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Coulter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Potter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Potter has escaped and now he's on top!

Coulter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Potter uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coulter wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Potter has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Coulter's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Coulter is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Potter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Harry Potter!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Potter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Strongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JayDe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen dnb-nc 17 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strongarm
vs
Jackson

195 cm
22
281 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
254 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hercules Strongarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, JayDe Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strongarm tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a nice kick to the body.

Strongarm moves into the clinch.
Strongarm tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.

Jackson wants the takedown. Strongarm is fighting it off but Jackson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strongarm's guard against the ropes.
Strongarm wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Strongarm seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson trying to control but Strongarm is working from the bottom.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strongarm is on top in guard.
Strongarm passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has hold of Strongarm's hands but Strongarm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Strongarm throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Strongarm working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Strongarm lands strikes from half guard.

Strongarm is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Strongarm sits in half guard.
Strongarm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strongarm passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Strongarm jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Strongarm has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Strongarm misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Strongarm.
Strongarm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Strongarm in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm controlling the position from side mount.

Strongarm stands up.
Strongarm shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hercules Strongarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strongarm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strongarm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strongarm off to one side.

Strongarm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jackson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Strongarm lands a decent elbow from side control.
Strongarm trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strongarm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Strongarm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Strongarm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strongarm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongarm wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Strongarm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strongarm throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Strongarm finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Strongarm trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Strongarm prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Strongarm throws a big right hand that misses.
Strongarm tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Strongarm wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Strongarm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strongarm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Strongarm lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson 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.
Strongarm stands up over Jackson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strongarm postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Strongarm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jackson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jackson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jackson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Jackson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Strongarm throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
You can see the frustration on Strongarm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Strongarm sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Strongarm manages to get back to half guard.
Strongarm slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.

Strongarm looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Strongarm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strongarm wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackson is now in half guard.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Strongarm is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Strongarm missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Strongarm manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackson is in close to Strongarm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strongarm 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.

Strongarm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strongarm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Strongarm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hercules Strongarm dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Strongarm or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strongarm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strongarm is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Strongarm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hercules Strongarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strongarm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Strongarm shoots in.
Strongarm shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.

Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Strongarm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jackson wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongarm fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
Strongarm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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

Strongarm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Strongarm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!

Strongarm is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Strongarm to get the leverage.

Strongarm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Strongarm moves nicely into side control.

Strongarm tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
JayDe Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strongarm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm working the ground and pound.

Strongarm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jackson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Strongarm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strongarm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Strongarm looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hercules Strongarm.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strongarm, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Hercules Strongarm!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Hercules Strongarm!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Hercules Strongarm!

Hercules Strongarm wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greene
vs
Parsons

195 cm
22
203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parsons shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greene is trying to defend but Parsons finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parsons looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Parsons is trying for a kimura here. Greene looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Parsons wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Parsons!
John Parsons really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberio Gioane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm gonna live forever. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bla
vs
Gioane

180 cm
20
264 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bla Bla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiberio Gioane!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gioane has a takedown stuffed.
Bla closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gioane circles away.
Bla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gioane but Gioane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bla shoots and misses

so Gioane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bla Bla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gioane wants to control from the top but Bla keeps moving.
Gioane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bla is keeping the position for now.
Gioane throws an elbow that misses. Bla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gioane's guard. Nice move by Bla!
Bla looking to sit in guard and control but Gioane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bla has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gioane has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gioane tries to stand but Bla controls the position and pulls Gioane into his guard.
Bla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gioane wants to control but Bla is having none of it.
Gioane is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bla lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like Tiberio Gioane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gioane tries to reverse the position but Bla maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bla cracks Gioane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Tiberio Gioane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tiberio Gioane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bla Bla!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robyn Fenty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Cardona looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cardona
vs
Fenty

173 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Cardona !
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, Robyn Fenty!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cardona looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
A head kick misses from Fenty.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenty lands with a slapping head kick.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
Fenty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Fenty tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Cardona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenty tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona shoots in but no luck this time.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty throws a nice head kick!
Fenty throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
Fenty throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
Fenty misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fenty avoids it really well and circles away.
Fenty misses with a head kick.
Fenty throws a head kick that Cardona semi-blocks.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Fenty gets tackled into the ropes by Cardona . Cardona maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fenty breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenty goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cardona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fenty scores with a head kick.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty lands a high kick!
Fenty lands with a kick to the temple. Cardona shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fenty scores with a head kick. Cardona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Robyn Fenty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty throws a head kick that half lands.
Horrible takedown by Cardona or perhaps it was just good defense by Fenty which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Cardona . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenty lands with a slapping head kick.
Fenty tries a head kick but it misses.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cardona misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robyn Fenty dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fenty throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
Gabriel Cardona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Fenty throws a nice head kick!
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Fenty scores with a head kick.
Fenty lands a head kick. Cardona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cardona shoots in but Fenty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty throws a head kick that Cardona semi-blocks.

Cardona is rocked!
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Cardona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Cardona tries to clinch but Fenty is having none of it.
Cardona seems to have got his legs back now.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cardona . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Cardona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fenty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cardona trying to control the action but Fenty is working from the bottom.
Cardona works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenty is trying to get back to his feet.

Cardona working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cardona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fenty keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona prevents Fenty from escaping the position.
Cardona tries to stand but Fenty is controlling his head.
Fenty pushes Cardona away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cardona gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cardona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cardona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cardona tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robyn Fenty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fenty throws a nice head kick!
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Fenty lands a high kick!
Fenty misses with a head kick.
Fenty misses with a head kick.
Cardona takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Nice takedown defense from Fenty. No joy for Cardona on that attempt.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Fenty lands but Cardona takes it in his stride.
Cardona misses with a takedown attempt - Fenty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Fenty.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Fenty.
A head kick misses from Fenty.
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.
Fenty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fenty wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Cardona . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
Cardona fails with a takedown attempt.
Fenty lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fenty stuffs the takedown.
Fenty lands a head kick. Cardona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fenty throws a sloppy head kick and Cardona moves out of range easily.
Cardona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fenty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cardona .
Fenty throws a head kick that misses.
Fenty throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fenty.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well,Cardona is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Fenty throws a head kick that Cardona semi-blocks.
Fenty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Fenty misses

and Cardona counters with a shoot takedown. Fenty fights it but they end up in guard.
Cardona works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cardona is looking to take a break and control but Fenty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fenty is trying to stand back up but Cardona is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenty is not content to let Cardona control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Cardona just wasn't active enough.
Fenty throws a head kick but Cardona moves out of range.
Fenty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cardona 's head.
Fenty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fenty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Fenty lands but Cardona takes it in his stride.
Gabriel Cardona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardona blocks a head kick by Fenty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robyn Fenty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fenty 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Robyn Fenty!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Robyn Fenty!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Robyn Fenty!

Robyn Fenty wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piter FM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grozni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Миша Маваши - &. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

FM
vs
Grozni

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 St Petersburg, Piter FM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FM tries to clinch up.
Grozni lands an overhand right.
FM wants to clinch
and Grozni counters with a nice uppercut.
FM throws a right hand that Grozni ducks under and follows up with a left that Grozni also avoids with ease.
Grozni throws a series of punches but FM moves out of range.
FM wants to clinch.

Grozni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Grozni breaks the clinch.
Grozni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grozni cracks FM with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grozni cracks FM with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grozni throws a series of punches but FM avoids them all with ease.
FM tries to clinch
and Grozni counters with a left to the body.
FM fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grozni manages to avoid it.
FM tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Grozni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
FM misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Grozni.
Grozni looks to score with a jab to the body but FM is just out of range.
Grozni misses with a few strikes there.
Grozni lunges at FM with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by FM's hand.
FM closes the distance but Grozni moves to the side
and FM takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
FM takes a jab right on the kisser.
FM darts in trying to clinch
and Grozni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grozni scores with a nice right hand.

FM is rocked!
Grozni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! FM had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
FM moves to clinch but Grozni breaks away
and FM takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh FM is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivan Grozni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Grozni drops FM with a straight left! Oh this is bad for FM! Grozni dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Grozni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Bitaskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menoza Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Bitaskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bitaskis
vs
Torres

186 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Bitaskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Menoza Torres!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Bitaskis.
Bitaskis misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Bitaskis.
Bitaskis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Jay Bitaskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitaskis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bitaskis misses with a body shot.
Torres misses the jab.
Bitaskis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
Bitaskis lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bitaskis is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitaskis throws a right hand that Torres ducks under and follows up with a left that Torres also avoids with ease.
Torres throws a combination that misses
and Bitaskis counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bitaskis. Bitaskis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from Bitaskis.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bitaskis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitaskis. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Bitaskis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
Bitaskis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bitaskis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bitaskis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torres. Torres circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Bitaskis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitaskis doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Bitaskis ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bitaskis.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bitaskis lands with a nice body punch.
Bitaskis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bitaskis.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bitaskis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Torres misses with a shot to the body
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bitaskis lands with a hook. Torres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Torres is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres walks straight into a right hand from Bitaskis - that's dropped him! Bitaskis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Torres from any more punishment! Torres complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Bitaskis!