PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Inemko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freak Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inemko comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Freak Show has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Inemko
vs
Show

191 cm
24
280 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

212 cm
18
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladmir Inemko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freak Show!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inemko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inemko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inemko tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Inemko does no damage.
Inemko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Show moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inemko misses with a wild combination.

Inemko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Show managing to control the position.
Show looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Inemko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Show is controlling Inemko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Show is refusing to be controlled, as Inemko sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show manages to get to full guard.
Show is controlling Inemko's posture.
Inemko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Show has a closed guard, preventing Inemko from standing up.
Show controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Inemko tries to free his leg and advance position but Show is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Show wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Inemko trying to control the position from guard on top but Show is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Show can do anything to dispel that myth.
Show seems keen to control Inemko's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show keeping moving, preventing Inemko from controlling successfully.
Inemko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Show works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Show avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Inemko is fighting to break Show's control of his arms but Show is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Show is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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.
Inemko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Inemko is breathing heavily.
Show looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Show is nestled in close to Inemko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Show lands with a punch from half guard.
Inemko is looking to control Show's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Inemko avoid being mounted?
Show is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Show is trying to control. Inemko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Show tries to pass to full mount but Inemko defends it.
Show lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Show is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freak Show dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Inemko avoids the body shot from Show.
Show shoots in but no luck this time.
Inemko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Show circles away quickly and effectively.
Inemko has a takedown stuffed.
Show tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inemko was well out of range. Poor timing from Show.
Show fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inemko manages to avoid it.
Show fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Inemko avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inemko misses with a looping left.
Inemko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show swings for the body but Inemko moves out of range.
Show throws an overhand right that lands on Inemko's shoulder, as Inemko tries to avoid the shot.
Show shoots in for a double leg but Inemko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vladmir Inemko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freak Show.
Show misses with a hook to the body

and Inemko counters with a takedown into side control.
Inemko working away.
Show managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Inemko.
Show has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Show is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Inemko working away.
Show regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inemko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Show moves into full guard.
Inemkois looking to pass into half guard but Show pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Show is in guard.
Show controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Show slips nicely into half guard.
Show working the head and body with strikes.
Show seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Show is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Show moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show cracks Inemko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Show is putting a hurting on Inemko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Show trying to control the position but Inemko is working away.
Show lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Inemko down.
Show working the head and body with strikes.
Show trying to control the action but Inemko is working from the bottom.
Show advances to full mount.
Show scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Inemko?
Show trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Show breaks from Inemko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Show looking to finish Inemko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Inemko!
Show controlling from the full mount.
Show lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Show pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Inemko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Show looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Show working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Show breaks from Inemko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Show cracks Inemko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Inemko is rocked!
Show trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inemko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Show controlling from the full mount.
Show lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freak Show showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Show looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Inemko!
Show trying to control but Inemko is having none of it.
Show punishing his opponent with strikes.
Show landing strikes from the mount.
Show can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Inemko is looking to escape.
Show controlling the pace for now.
Show working Inemko over with strikes here.
Show is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Inemko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Show connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Show! Inemko is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Freak Show!