PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Gorbachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahwal Mahtulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Gorbachov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gorbachov
vs
Mahtulak

184 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Gorbachov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahwal Mahtulak!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachov tries to bum rush Mahtulak with a series of wild strikes but Mahtulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorbachov throws a series of punches but Mahtulak avoids them all with ease.
Mahtulak fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorbachov scores with a nice strike.
Nice sprawl there from Gorbachov as Mahtulak shoots in.
Gorbachov throws a right and a left that Mahtulak avoids nicely.
Gorbachov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gorbachov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorbachov misses with a few strikes there.
Mahtulak fails with the takedown.
Sergei Gorbachov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahwal Mahtulak.
Mahtulak tries to clinch but Gorbachov moves out of range.
Gorbachov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorbachov throws a nice looking combination but Mahtulak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorbachov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ahwal Mahtulak has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorbachov.
Gorbachov swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahtulak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gorbachov avoids the head kick by Mahtulak.
Gorbachov misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorbachov looks to land a combination but Mahtulak avoids it well.
Mahtulak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gorbachov lands with a shot to the body.
Mahtulak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorbachov circles away.
No luck for Mahtulak with that takedown attempt.
Mahtulak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorbachov.
Gorbachov stuffs the takedown.
Gorbachov swings for the body but Mahtulak moves out of range.
Mahtulak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachov throws a right hand that Mahtulak ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahtulak also avoids with ease.
Mahtulak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergei Gorbachov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorbachov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mahtulak looks gassed!
A left and a right from Gorbachov both land. Nice combination.
Gorbachov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorbachov throws a series of punches but Mahtulak moves out of range.
Gorbachov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gorbachov duly obliges.

Mahtulak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mahtulak lands in his opponent's guard.
Gorbachov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gorbachov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mahtulak manages to pass to side control.
Gorbachov wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gorbachov is trying to stand.
Mahtulak wants to control the pace but Gorbachov is squirming around nicely.
Mahtulak won't let Gorbachov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mahtulak working for a guillotine from mount but Gorbachov is in no mood to give up.

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.
Gorbachov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorbachov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mahtulak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gorbachov is trying to stand up.

Mahtulak looking to secure an arm triangle but Gorbachov defends it well.
Gorbachov really wants to buck Mahtulak off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Gorbachov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahwal Mahtulak's cut.
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.

Gorbachov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sergei Gorbachov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorbachov tests Mahtulak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gorbachov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gorbachov duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Gorbachov scores with a four punch combination!
Mahtulak tries to clinch up.
Mahtulak fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Gorbachov.
Horrible takedown by Mahtulak or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorbachov which made him look bad.
Gorbachov throws a series of strikes that have Mahtulak backpedaling.
Mahtulak has a takedown stuffed.
Sergei Gorbachov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahwal Mahtulak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorbachov throws a series of punches but Mahtulak moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachov misses with a two punch combination.
Mahtulak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gorbachov.
Gorbachov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorbachov lands a right hook to the body.
Gorbachov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahtulak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorbachov cracks Mahtulak with a good jab.
Gorbachov connects with a body shot.
Mahtulak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorbachov swivels and escapes.
Gorbachov looks to land a combination but Mahtulak avoids it well.
Gorbachov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gorbachov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahtulak misses with a takedown attempt - Gorbachov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gorbachov scores with a one two! Mahtulak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mahtulak.
Gorbachov scores with a jab to the head.
Gorbachov scores with a hook.
Gorbachov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorbachov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahtulak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorbachov tries to avoid it but Mahtulak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorbachov to the ground. Gorbachov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Mahtulak with that takedown attempt.
Gorbachov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gorbachov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahtulak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahtulak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gorbachov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mahtulak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorbachov circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak shoots in looking for a takedown. Gorbachov tries to sprawl out of it but Mahtulak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gorbachov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorbachov jabs at Mahtulak's body.
Gorbachov lands a right hook to the body.
Gorbachov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahtulak at a distance.
A nice combination there by Gorbachov.
Mahtulak fails with the takedown.
Mahtulak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahtulak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorbachov.
A punch lands to the side of Mahtulak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorbachov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachov throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mahtulak.

Mahtulak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gorbachov is wriggling around but Mahtulak manages to pass to half guard.
Gorbachov is looking to escape.
Gorbachov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mahtulak is keen to just control but Gorbachov is a slippery customer.
Mahtulak stops Gorbachov from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Gorbachov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahwal Mahtulak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Mahtulak with that takedown attempt.
Gorbachov scores with a one two! Mahtulak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gorbachov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorbachov tries to bum rush Mahtulak with a series of wild strikes but Mahtulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gorbachov.
A combination from Gorbachov does no damage.
Gorbachov misses with the combination.
Mahtulak throws a combination that misses
and Gorbachov counters with a left and a right that stings Mahtulak.
Mahtulak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorbachov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahtulak tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahtulak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorbachov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahtulak.
Mahtulak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gorbachov misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtulak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gorbachov pinned against the cage. Gorbachov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sergei Gorbachov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahwal Mahtulak.
Gorbachov misses with a few strikes there.
Gorbachov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorbachov lands with a nice combination. Mahtulak backs away looking to recover.
Mahtulak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gorbachov.
Gorbachov cracks Mahtulak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahtulak throws a sloppy head kick and Gorbachov moves out of range easily.
Gorbachov swinging wilding here.
Mahtulak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gorbachov as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Gorbachov. No joy for Mahtulak on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gorbachov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gorbachov lands with a shot to the body.
Gorbachov throws a right and a left that Mahtulak avoids nicely.
Mahtulak throws a wild body kick that Gorbachov sees coming a mile off.
Gorbachov scores with a one two! Mahtulak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sergei Gorbachov is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorbachov cracks Mahtulak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahtulak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorbachov.
Gorbachov lands with a nice body punch.
Gorbachov misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtulak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorbachov tries to avoid it but Mahtulak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorbachov to the ground. Gorbachov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gorbachov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorbachov is looking to wear down Mahtulak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahtulak looks for a takedown but Gorbachov sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Gorbachov - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak shoots in and drives through. Gorbachov sprawls well.
Gorbachov throws a body punch but Mahtulak moves out of range.
Gorbachov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mahtulak backs up against the cage.
Mahtulak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachov.
Gorbachov misses with the combination.
Gorbachov swinging wilding here.
Gorbachov connects with a jab.
Mahtulak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gorbachov throws a series of punches but Mahtulak avoids them all with ease.
Gorbachov throws a right and a left that Mahtulak avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gorbachov scores with a body shot.
Mahtulak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gorbachov tries to bum rush Mahtulak with a series of wild strikes but Mahtulak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Gorbachov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mahtulak doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick from Mahtulak lands but Gorbachov takes it in his stride.
Gorbachov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Gorbachov. No joy for Mahtulak on that attempt.
Mahtulak shoots in for a takedown but Gorbachov shows good takedown defense.
Mahtulak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorbachov circles away.
Gorbachov jabs Mahtulak right on the nose. Mahtulak blinks but takes it well.
Ahwal Mahtulak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorbachov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahtulak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahtulak looks for a takedown but Gorbachov sprawls well.
Ahwal Mahtulak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorbachov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahtulak counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Gorbachov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorbachov, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Gorbachov!