PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vidor Makarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivana Rooinu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivana Rooinu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Makarov
vs
Rooinu

190 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidor Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivana Rooinu!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rooinu.
Makarov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vidor Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rooinu moves into the clinch successfully.

Makarov breaks from the clinch.
Makarov tries to clinch but Rooinu moves away

and Rooinu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Makarov!
Makarov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rooinu controlling the pace for now.
Rooinu looking to control but Makarov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makarov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rooinu on the ground.
Rooinu with the ground and pound from mount.
Makarov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rooinu.
Rooinu content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooinu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makarov is looking to escape.
Makarov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rooinu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rooinu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Makarov wants to get back to his feet.
Rooinu wants to control the pace but Makarov is squirming around nicely.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ivana Rooinu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makarov misses with a combination

and Rooinu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Makarov's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooinu looking to pass the guard.
Rooinu stays in close to Makarov's body and controls the position.
Rooinu wants to control from the top but Makarov keeps moving.
Rooinu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rooinu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Makarov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rooinu pushing down on Makarov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rooinu wants to take a breather but Makarov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makarov pushes Rooinu off looking to stand but Rooinu dives back in and keeps control.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Rooinu is looking to take a break and control but Makarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooinu lands with a punch from half guard.
Rooinu wants to free his trapped foot but Makarov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rooinu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rooinu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makarov keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rooinu drives through and clinches with Makarov against the cage.
Rooinu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Makarov prevents it.

Makarov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makarov swinging wilding here.

Rooinu has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rooinu manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooinu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makarov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makarov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makarov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Makarov moves into range and clinches up with Rooinu.

Makarov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makarov looks to land a combination but Rooinu avoids it well.
Vidor Makarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makarov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rooinu counters with an outside leg kick.
Makarov misses with a double jab.
Makarov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rooinu throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rooinu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makarov, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rooinu is leaning against Makarov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rooinu misses with a body punch.
Rooinu misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Makarov closes the distance but Rooinu moves to the side

and Rooinu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rooinu.
Rooinu fails to pull guard.
Rooinu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Makarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rooinu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rooinu misses with the head strike.
Rooinu fails to pull guard.
Vidor Makarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivana Rooinu.
Makarov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rooinu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rooinu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rooinu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makarov stops a takedown attempt from Rooinu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Makarov manages to break the clinch.
Makarov misses with a two punch combination.
Rooinu is breathing heavily.
Rooinu shoots for a double leg takedown but Makarov sprawls well. He's pushed Rooinu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makarov tries to bum rush Rooinu with a series of wild strikes but Rooinu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makarov is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makarov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rooinu backs up against the cage.
Rooinu swats away the attempt to clinch by Makarov.
Rooinu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makarov.

Rooinu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Makarov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rooinu throwing strikes but missing.
Rooinu throwing strikes but missing.
Rooinu trying to control the position from guard on top but Makarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makarov is looking to stand up but Rooinu isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Makarov pushes Rooinu off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A left and a right from Makarov both land. Nice combination.

Rooinu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Makarov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rooinu trying to control the action but Makarov is working from the bottom.
Rooinu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Makarov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rooinu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rooinu trying to control the action but Makarov is working from the bottom.

Rooinu stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rooinu with that takedown attempt.
Makarov misses with a double jab.
Rooinu misses with a two punch combination.
Rooinu tries to close the distance and clinch but Makarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makarov misses with a few strikes there.
Makarov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makarov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rooinu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Makarov wants to get back to his feet but Rooinu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rooinu trying to control the position from guard on top but Makarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rooinu looking to pass the guard.
Makarov wants to stand but Rooinu is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rooinu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rooinu stops Makarov from standing up.
Rooinu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ivana Rooinu has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rooinu instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Makarov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rooinu misses with the head strike.
Makarov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rooinu won't allow it.

Rooinu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Makarov.
Rooinu tries for a takedown but Makarov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivana Rooinu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Makarov misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rooinu closes the distance and clinches.
Rooinu fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Rooinu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarov darts in trying to clinch

and Rooinu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Makarov!

Rooinu wants to finish this one by submission but Makarov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rooinu.
Poor strikes thrown by Rooinu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Makarov is trying to stand.
Rooinu controlling from the full mount.
Makarov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooinu trying to control but Makarov is having none of it.
Makarov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rooinu controlling the position easily from mount.
Rooinu landing strikes from the mount.
Makarov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rooinu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rooinu wants to control the pace but Makarov is squirming around nicely.
Makarov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makarov 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.

Rooinu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Makarov has worked his arm free - good work by Makarov!
Rooinu trying to control the position but Makarov is working away.
Makarov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rooinu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rooinu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Makarov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rooinu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Makarov!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooinu controlling the pace for now.
Makarov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rooinu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Makarov because Rooinu loaded up on that one.
Makarov really wants to buck Rooinu off and get back to his feet.

Rooinu has control of Makarov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Makarov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rooinu controlling the position easily from mount.
Makarov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vidor Makarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Rooinu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Makarov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rooinu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
You get the feeling that Makarov really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Rooinu has control of Makarov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Makarov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rooinu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ivana Rooinu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rooinu gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivana Rooinu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rooinu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivana Rooinu!