PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Valchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Valchenko
vs
Bone

195 cm
21
273 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Pure Juice

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Valchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bizzy Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bone.

Valchenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Valchenko trying to mount his opponent but Bone defends it.
Bone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Valchenko is working for a kimura but Bone is defending it quite comfortably.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valchenko.
Valchenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to get back to his feet.

Valchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valchenko trying to pass the guard but Bone defending well.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valchenko.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valchenko throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Valchenko fails to land the takedown.
Valchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bone throws a left and a right that both miss

so Valchenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bone wants to stand but Valchenko is controlling the position.
Valchenko thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Valchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valchenko pushing down on Bone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bone!
Valchenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valchenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valchenko is breathing heavily.
Valchenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valchenko scoring with strikes but Bone is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valchenko goes for an armbar but Bone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bone.
Valchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bone with a nice head shot there.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bone lands a couple of digs.
Bone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone thows a big elbow that misses.
Valchenko controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valchenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valchenko is on top in guard.

Valchenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Igor Valchenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Valchenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valchenko lands in his opponent's guard.

Bone working for a triangle but Valchenko defends it easily.
Valchenko forces his way into half guard.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Valchenko has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone is defending against the submission attempts here by Valchenko.
Valchenko prevents Bone from improving his position.

That's two 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.
Valchenko is taking a breather. Bone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valchenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bone!
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.

Valchenko is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bone!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking to work some ground and pound but Valchenko has wrist control.

Valchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valchenko 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.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bone throwing strikes from guard but Valchenko blocks nicely.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bone falls off balance throwing a combination

and Valchenko counters with a single leg into guard. Bone didn't expect that.
Valchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valchenko tries to stand but Bone is controlling from the bottom.
Valchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valchenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Valchenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Valchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bone as he avoids it easily.
Valchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Bone throws a right and a left that Valchenko avoids nicely.
Valchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
Bone throws a leg kick
and Valchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bone throws a leg kick
and Valchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.

Valchenko gets caught flat footed, as Bone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Valchenko is keeping the position.
Bone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valchenko keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valchenko wants to get back to his feet but Bone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valchenko is proving hard to escape from.
Bone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Valchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone swinging wilding here.
Bone stalks Valchenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valchenko's face. Valchenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valchenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Bone as Valchenko shoots in.

Valchenko gets caught flat footed, as Bone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bone thows a big elbow that misses.
Bone works over Valchenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Bone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bone looking to sit in guard and control but Valchenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bone wants to stand but Valchenko is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valchenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bone dives on top into guard.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Valchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone postures up.
Valchenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bone throws and elbow that misses. Valchenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Valchenko!

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.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Valchenko from controlling successfully.
Valchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone misses with a two punch combination.
Valchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Bone, looking for a takedown. Valchenko pushes Bone against the ropes but Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bizzy Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valchenko 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Bizzy Bone!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Igor Valchenko!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!