PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Sirin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drokov Slayveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sirin
vs
Slayveski

194 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
234 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Sirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drokov Slayveski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayveski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slayveski wants it to stay on the feet.
Slayveski keeps the fight on the outside.

Slayveski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sirin to the mat! Sirin manages to get full guard.
Sirin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slayveski trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slayveski won't allow Sirin to get back to his feet.
Slayveski with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sirin is looking to clinch but Slayveski is avoiding it.
Sirin tries to clinch up but Slayveski circles away and keeps his distance.
Sirin wants to clinch up but Slayveski keeps it at a distance.
Sirin moves in looking to clinch but Slayveski pushes him off.
Vladimir Sirin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slayveski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sirin doesn't manage to clinch there - Slayveski circles away.

Slayveski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sirin!
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount.
Slayveski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sirin is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Slayveski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayveski lands a big shot there that rocks Sirin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayveski tries to control but Sirin wriggling away.
Slayveski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sirin is breathing heavily.
Sirin is trying to stand up.
Slayveski lands with some strikes.
Slayveski lands a big shot there that rocks Sirin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirin is in a horrible position here. Slayveski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Sirin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Slayveski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sirin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slayveski raining down shots from the mount!
Slayveski cracks Sirin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slayveski with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slayveski landing shots from mount.
Sirin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Slayveski controlling from mount.
Slayveski looking to finish Sirin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sirin!
Slayveski is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski raining down shots from the mount!
Slayveski raining down shots from the mount!
Slayveski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slayveski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sirin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sirin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Slayveski looking to control but Sirin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sirin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slayveski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slayveski working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Slayveski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sirin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sirin really wants to buck Slayveski off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Slayveski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slayveski breaks from Sirin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slayveski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slayveski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirin tries to buck Slayveski off but he can't manage it.
Slayveski raining down shots from the mount!
Slayveski looking to finish Sirin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sirin!
Slayveski lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount and Sirin is in trouble!
Slayveski raining down shots from the mount!
Slayveski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drokov Slayveski dominated that round.
That's time! Sirin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sirin wants to clinch up but Slayveski keeps it at a distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Slayveski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sirin is looking to clinch.

Slayveski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Sirin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sirin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirin tries to clinch there but Slayveski circles away.

Slayveski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slayveski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sirin to see if he's OK.
Sirin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sirin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sirin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Slayveski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Slayveski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sirin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Slayveski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sirin hang on?
Sirin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Slayveski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slayveski with shots to the head and body - Sirin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sirin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slayveski lands a big elbow.
Sirin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sirin is looking to escape.
Slayveski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sirin?
Sirin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Slayveski.
Sirin really wants to buck Slayveski off and get back to his feet.
Slayveski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sirin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slayveski on the ground.
Sirin wants to get back to his feet.
Sirin taking shots to the head.
Sirin taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski is landing with some decent strikes but Sirin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
You get the feeling that Sirin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Slayveski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sirin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Slayveski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slayveski with a couple of short strikes.
Sirin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Slayveski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slayveski lands a nice shot to the head.
Sirin is bucking up trying to escape but Slayveski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slayveski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slayveski working Sirin over with strikes here.
Slayveski is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slayveski won't let Sirin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount.
Slayveski lands a big shot there that rocks Sirin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slayveski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sirin is trying to stand up.
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount.
Slayveski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sirin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sirin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount.

Sirin bucks up and throws Slayveski to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Sirin tries to clinch but Slayveski moves out of range.
Slayveski shoots in for a double leg but Sirin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vladimir Sirin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slayveski swats away the attempt to clinch by Sirin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drokov Slayveski 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!

Sirin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirin shoots and misses

and Slayveski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sirin's guard.
Slayveski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slayveski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slayveski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sirin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slayveski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sirin has momentary wrist control but Slayveski slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayveski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sirin keeping moving, preventing Slayveski from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirin is looking to stand up but Slayveski isn't so interested in that idea.
Slayveski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sirin's head.
Slayveski stops Sirin from standing up.
Slayveski lands a couple of elbows.
Slayveski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sirin's head.
Slayveski slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Slayveski.
Slayveski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slayveski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sirin is trying to stand.

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.
Slayveski is nestled in close to Sirin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sirin is trying to stand back up but Slayveski is controlling him
Slayveski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sirin is bucking up trying to escape but Slayveski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sirin taking shots to the head.
Sirin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slayveski lands a big shot there that rocks Sirin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Sirin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Slayveski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayveski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sirin hang on?
Sirin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sirin wants to get back to his feet.
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.
Drokov Slayveski has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slayveski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sirin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Slayveski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sirin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sirin tries to get out of the position.
Slayveski is landing with some decent strikes but Sirin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slayveski breaks from Sirin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Sirin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slayveski with the ground and pound from mount.
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount and Sirin is in trouble!
Slayveski dominating with strikes here.

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.
A nice elbow there by Slayveski.
Slayveski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sirin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Slayveski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slayveski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Slayveski cracks Sirin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Slayveski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sirin is trying to stand.
Slayveski cracks Sirin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slayveski landing strikes from the mount.
Sirin tries to buck Slayveski off but he can't manage it.
Slayveski breaks from Sirin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vladimir Sirin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slayveski looking to control but Sirin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sirin is bucking up trying to escape but Slayveski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drokov Slayveski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slayveski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drokov Slayveski!