PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Njet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Blozhenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Njet
vs
Blozhenko

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Njet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grisha Blozhenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blozhenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blozhenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Njet is fending him off so far but Blozhenko persists. Nope, Njet circles away and we're back to standing.
Blozhenko tries to clinch there but Njet circles away.
Njet misses with a wild combination.
Blozhenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Njet shoots in looking for a takedown. Blozhenko tries to sprawl out of it but Njet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blozhenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Njet throws a series of punches but Blozhenko avoids them all with ease.
Njet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Blozhenko counters with a shoot takedown. Njet fights it but they end up in guard.
Njet wants to get back to his feet but Blozhenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Njet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blozhenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Njet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blozhenko is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njet keeping full guard, as Blozhenko tries to pass.
Njet is looking to sweep but instead, Blozhenko has passed into half guard.
Blozhenko stops Njet from getting back to his feet.
Blozhenko is looking to advance position but Njet won't allow it.
Njet throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Blozhenko manages to pass to side control.
Blozhenko trying to control the action but Njet is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blozhenko misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Blozhenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blozhenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Njet pushes Blozhenko off looking to stand but Blozhenko dives back in and keeps control.
Blozhenko is looking to pass Njet's guard but actually Njet recovers to full guard.
Njet trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Njet is trying to control the position but Blozhenko postures up.
Blozhenko looks gassed!
Blozhenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Njet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blozhenko wants to stand but Njet is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Njet wriggles free and stands up.
Njet tries a head kick but it misses.
Njet misses with a two punch combination.
Njet throws a right hand that Blozhenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Blozhenko also avoids with ease.
Njet throws a lazy head kick

and Blozhenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Njet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Njet lands with a few short shots to the body.
Njet pushes Blozhenko off looking to stand but Blozhenko dives back in and keeps control.
Blozhenko trying to advance position but Njet counters by regaining guard.

Njet scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Njet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Njet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njet throws a series of punches but Blozhenko avoids them all with ease.
Blozhenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Njet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Njet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blozhenko is trying to defend but Njet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blozhenko tries to get to full guard but Njet has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Njet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blozhenko is trying to maintain the position but Njet is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grisha Blozhenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blozhenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blozhenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Njet avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blozhenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Njet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blozhenko is trying to defend but Njet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Njet throwing shots but Blozhenko is blocking nicely.
Blozhenko wants to get back to full guard.
Njet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Njet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blozhenko is breathing heavily.

Njet decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Njet scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Njet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Njet wants to work for an arm triangle but Blozhenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blozhenko tries to get to full guard but Njet has control of the leg.
Blozhenko is trying to stand back up but Njet is controlling him
Njet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Njet wants to free his trapped foot but Blozhenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Njet trying to control the action but Blozhenko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njet working Blozhenko over with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Njet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Njet shoots and misses

and Blozhenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Njet.
Njet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Njet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Njet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blozhenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Njet shoots for a takedown but Blozhenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Njet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Njet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Njet lands a two punch combo.
A combination from Blozhenko does no damage.
A nice combination there by Njet.
Njet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Igor Njet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igor Njet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blozhenko tries for a takedown but Njet circles away easily

and Njet counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blozhenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Njet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blozhenko is trying to stand up here but Njet is controlling him well.
Njet not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blozhenko tries to get to full guard but Njet has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blozhenko defending well though.
Blozhenko is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Njet misses with a takedown attempt

and Blozhenko counters with a shoot takedown. Njet fights it but they end up in guard.

Njet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blozhenko trying to control but Njet is working from the bottom.
Blozhenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Njet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Njet pushes Blozhenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Njet dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Njet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Njet prevents the takedown attempt.
Njet prevents a takedown attempt there.

Njet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blozhenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Njet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blozhenko.
Igor Njet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Blozhenko.

Njet moves into the clinch.

Njet works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Njet trying to control but Blozhenko is working from the bottom.
Njet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blozhenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Njet works over Blozhenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Njet throwing strikes from guard but Blozhenko blocks nicely.
Blozhenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Blozhenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Njet fails to land with a series of punches.

Njet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Njet is putting a hurting on Blozhenko here, landing some big shots from side control.

Njet stands up.
Njet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blozhenko shoots and misses
and Njet counters with a left and a right that stings Blozhenko.
Njet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Njet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Njet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Njet doesn't manage to clinch there - Blozhenko circles away.
Njet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Njet.
Blozhenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blozhenko fails to land the takedown.
A punch combination from Njet misses.

Njet closes the distance and clinches.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Njet does no damage.
Njet fails to land with a series of punches.

Blozhenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blozhenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Njet is trying to stand back up but Blozhenko is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blozhenko wants to take a breather but Njet is having none of it.

Njet kicks off Blozhenko and gets to his feet.

Blozhenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Njet to the mat! Njet manages to get full guard.
Blozhenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Njet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blozhenko passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Blozhenko controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njet trying to hold on to Blozhenko's head to control him but Blozhenko postures up.
Njet manages to get to full guard.

Njet working for a triangle but Blozhenko defends it easily.
Blozhenko stopping the sweep attempt from Njet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Njet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Njet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Njet!