PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Blozhenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cano
vs
Blozhenko

187 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

186 cm
23
204 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grisha Blozhenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blozhenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cano was covering up waiting for the punch and Blozhenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blozhenko looking to pass the guard.

Blozhenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cano is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blozhenko, into his guard.
Cano passes Blozhenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Cano is trying to work for a kimura but Blozhenko is defending well.
Cano wants to take a breather but Blozhenko is having none of it.

Cano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Cano is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Blozhenko has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blozhenko tries to control the position but Cano now has his back.

Cano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Blozhenko looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Cano working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blozhenko can't escape the position.

Cano patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Blozhenko is holding onto Cano's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Blozhenko is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cano off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Blozhenko tries to roll but Cano sticks to his back.

Cano looking for the RNC.
Cano is breathing heavily.
Cano trying to control momentarily.

Cano looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano trying to control momentarily.
Blozhenko manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cano's guard. Nice work there by Blozhenko.
Cano looking for a sweep. Not yet Cano, not yet.

Cano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blozhenko passes into half guard.
Cano works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blozhenko is one step ahead there.
Blozhenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cano looking for a guillotine here but Blozhenko defends easily.
Blozhenko wants to stand but Cano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blozhenko manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Cano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Blozhenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cano.
Cano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blozhenko.
A low kick from Blozhenko is predictable there

and Cano counters with a shoot takedown. Blozhenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Cano passes into half guard.
Blozhenko is staying active underneath Cano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cano wants to work for an arm triangle but Blozhenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cano is trying to control the action in half guard but Blozhenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cano is really struggling to control Blozhenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Cano seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cano is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blozhenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Cano in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blozhenko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cano!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arturo Cano!