PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Pedrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Oleg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oleg
vs
Pedrosyan

173 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
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, Don Pedrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedrosyan tries to clinch there but Oleg circles away.
Oleg fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedrosyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oleg defends it nicely.
Viktor Oleg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Oleg. No joy for Pedrosyan on that attempt.
Pedrosyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viktor Oleg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Pedrosyan.
Oleg cracks Pedrosyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Pedrosyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oleg keeping moving, preventing Pedrosyan from controlling successfully.

Oleg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pedrosyan wants to pass the guard but Oleg is keeping the position.

Oleg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pedrosyan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pedrosyan wants to pass the guard but Oleg is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oleg had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pedrosyan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Oleg Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pedrosyan's back instead.
Oleg is trying to stick to Pedrosyan's back but Pedrosyan is turning into Oleg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oleg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pedrosyan.

Oleg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pedrosyan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oleg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pedrosyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Viktor Oleg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oleg digs a good hook to Pedrosyan's body.
Pedrosyan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oleg as he avoids it easily.
Oleg fails to land with a series of punches.
Oleg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oleg throws a hook but Pedrosyan blocks it.
Oleg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pedrosyan backs up against the cage.
Pedrosyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oleg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan wants to clinch.
Oleg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oleg dips to his left and cracks Pedrosyan with an uppercut!
Pedrosyan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oleg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Oleg as Pedrosyan shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedrosyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pedrosyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oleg fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Oleg.
Oleg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oleg!
Oleg throws a series of punches but Pedrosyan avoids them all with ease.
Oleg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pedrosyan blocks a head kick by Oleg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oleg cracks Pedrosyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oleg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pedrosyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pedrosyan is looking to clinch.
Oleg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pedrosyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oleg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oleg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oleg throws a right and a left that Pedrosyan avoids nicely.
Oleg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oleg looks to land a combination. Pedrosyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oleg throws a nice looking combination but Pedrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oleg!
Oleg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pedrosyan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oleg stalks Pedrosyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pedrosyan's face. Pedrosyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut lands for Oleg. That snapped Pedrosyan's head back.
Oleg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oleg.
Pedrosyan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oleg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Oleg.
Nice uppercut there from Oleg.
Oleg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pedrosyan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oleg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedrosyan looks for a takedown but Oleg sprawls well.
Oleg misses with a two punch combination.
Oleg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pedrosyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oleg is fending him off so far but Pedrosyan persists. Nope, Oleg circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Oleg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pedrosyan.
Pedrosyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oleg.
Oleg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oleg fails to land with a series of punches.
Oleg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Pedrosyan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oleg looks to throw the jab but Pedrosyan is out of range.
Pedrosyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oleg defends it nicely.
Oleg works over Pedrosyan's head and body with a nice combination.
Pedrosyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Oleg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oleg throws a right and a left that Pedrosyan avoids nicely.
Oleg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pedrosyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oleg pinned against the cage. Oleg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oleg throws a right hand that Pedrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Pedrosyan also avoids with ease.
Oleg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oleg scores with a hook.
Oleg throws a nice looking combination but Pedrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pedrosyan dives in and grabs Oleg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oleg pushes down on Pedrosyan's head and hops out.
Oleg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oleg stuffs the takedown.
Viktor Oleg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Pedrosyan.
Oleg cracks Pedrosyan with an open hand slap.
Oleg throws a series of punches but Pedrosyan avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oleg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pedrosyan shoots in but Oleg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Oleg.
Oleg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oleg misses with a few strikes there.
Oleg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosyan has a takedown stuffed.
Oleg misses with a wild combination.
Oleg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pedrosyan shoots in and drives through. Oleg sprawls well.
Pedrosyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oleg throws a right and a left that Pedrosyan avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Oleg.
Pedrosyan fails with the takedown.
Oleg lands with a nice body punch.
Oleg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pedrosyan's head.
Oleg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oleg throws a series of punches but Pedrosyan avoids them all with ease.
Oleg misses with a double jab.
Oleg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oleg.

Pedrosyan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Oleg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Oleg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pedrosyan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pedrosyan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oleg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oleg tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oleg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pedrosyan has managed to get both his arms back between Oleg's legs - danger averted.
Pedrosyan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Pedrosyan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oleg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pedrosyan tries to move to mount but Oleg blocks the move with his legs.
Oleg is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pedrosyan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Oleg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedrosyan trying to control the action but Oleg is working from the bottom.
Oleg is looking for a sweep.

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

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.
Oleg is trying to get back to half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oleg throws a series of punches but Pedrosyan moves out of range.
Oleg tries a low kick but Pedrosyan avoids it.
Pedrosyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oleg swivels and escapes.
Oleg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pedrosyan shoots for a takedown but Oleg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oleg misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Oleg both land. Nice combination.
Oleg is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pedrosyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oleg.
Oleg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pedrosyan's head backwards.
Oleg stuns Pedrosyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oleg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Oleg 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. This is the final round!

Pedrosyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oleg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pedrosyan.
Oleg looks to land a right hand but Pedrosyan moved out of range.
A big right from Oleg misses.
Some wild striking there from Oleg.
Oleg lands a jab-cross combination.
Pedrosyan walks into a left hand.
Pedrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pedrosyan shoots in and drives through. Oleg sprawls well.

Pedrosyan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oleg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oleg tries to bench press Pedrosyan off him but Pedrosyan keeps the position.
Pedrosyan advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedrosyan prevents Oleg from getting the reversal.
Oleg is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedrosyan takes Oleg's back.
I really don't envy Oleg right now.

Oleg showing good submission defense here.

Pedrosyan working for a choke but Oleg is defending well.

Pedrosyan tightening his grip on Oleg, looking for the choke.
Oleg tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan looking to break Oleg's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Oleg remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pedrosyan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Pedrosyan keeps control of the position as Oleg tries to break free.

Pedrosyan looking for the RNC.
Oleg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedrosyan on the ground.
Oleg tries to escape the position.
Oleg tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan has hold of Oleg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oleg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Don Pedrosyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oleg is desperately trying to improve his position but Pedrosyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Oleg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pedrosyan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oleg!
Oleg sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Oleg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Oleg has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pedrosyan escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pedrosyan!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pedrosyan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pedrosyan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oleg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pedrosyan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Pedrosyan swings around for an armbar but Oleg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pedrosyan's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oleg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oleg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Oleg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oleg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pedrosyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oleg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Viktor Oleg!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Viktor Oleg!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Viktor Oleg!

Viktor Oleg wins by unanimous decision!