PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between WooWoo Indian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Sitkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WooWoo Indian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitaliy Sitkin's chin.

Indian
vs
Sitkin

200 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, WooWoo Indian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Sitkin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sitkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sitkin taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sitkin swings around for an armbar but Indian sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sitkin's guard.
Indian throws a strike but Sitkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Indian wants to stand and escape but Sitkin is having none of it.
Sitkin wants to control from the top but Indian keeps moving.
Sitkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Indian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Indian striking off his back but it's not causing Sitkin any problems.
Sitkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Indian is keeping the position for now.
Sitkin is standing up over Indian. Indian looks to escape but Sitkin dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Indian tries to buck Sitkin off but Sitkin is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Indian.
Sitkin looks gassed!
Sitkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Indian.
Indian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitkin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Indian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitkin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Indian. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Indian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitkin if he has to take too many more of those.
Indian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
WooWoo Indian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Indian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitkin. That did some damage!
Indian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Indian connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indian scores with a leg kick.
Indian swinging wilding here.
Indian scores with a nice body kick.
Sitkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Indian as Sitkin shoots in.
Sitkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Indian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Indian.
Sitkin shoots for a takedown but Indian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
WooWoo Indian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
Indian misses the jab.
Sitkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sitkin shoots in for a takedown but Indian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Indian tries to work over Sitkin's front leg with a kick but Sitkin checks it.

Sitkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Indian tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sitkin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Indian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sitkin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Indian can't escape the position.
Indian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitkin looking for a guillotine from mount but Indian is having none of it.
Sitkin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indian is squirming around, avoiding Sitkin's attempts to control the action.
Indian tries to reverse the position but Sitkin maintains control.
Sitkin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Indian looks a forlorn figure.

Sitkin looking for a guillotine from mount but Indian is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Indian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Indian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Indian pushes Sitkin away with a front kick.

Sitkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sitkin wants to control from the top but Indian keeps moving.
Sitkin prevents Indian from getting back to his feet.
Sitkin stands up over Indian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Indian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sitkin is controlling him.
Sitkin advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Indian taking some punishment here, with Sitkin in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sitkin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Indian tries to roll over but Sitkin keeps him under control.

Sitkin decides to return to a standing position.
Indian staying out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sitkin.
Indian scores with a push kick.
Sitkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Indian. Indian obviously looking to wear him down.

Sitkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Indian!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitkin trying to control but Indian is having none of it.

Sitkin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Indian misses with a straight left.
Sitkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body kick from Indian.
Indian connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Indian misses.
Sitkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Indian misses with a body kick.
WooWoo Indian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sitkin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Indian's guard.
Indian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Indian keeping moving, preventing Sitkin from controlling successfully.

Sitkin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Indian misses with a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sitkin.
Indian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sitkin on the ground.
Sitkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Indian keeps working.
Sitkin lands some shots froms side control.
Sitkin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Indian misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indian is looking for a sweep.
Sitkin trying to control the position but Indian is working away.
Sitkin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Indian is trying to get back to half guard.
Vitaliy Sitkin 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.
Sitkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
WooWoo Indian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Indian. That's going to slow Sitkin down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaliy Sitkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Indian misses.
Indian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitkin. That did some damage!
Good work by Sitkin as he checks the leg kick.
Sitkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sitkin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Indian thumps Sitkin with a low kick.
Indian is looking to land body kicks.
WooWoo Indian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Indian scores with a push kick.
Sitkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Indian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Indian throws a leg kick which misses Sitkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitkin tries to avoid it.
Indian throws a right hand that Sitkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitkin also avoids with ease.
Indian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitkin. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sitkin gets the takedown into side control.
Indian is looking to regain half guard here but Sitkin keeps moving and retains side control.
Indian is not content to let Sitkin control the position.

Sitkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sitkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sitkin gets to mount! Indian was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Indian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Indian working to try and regain half guard.
Sitkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Indian is looking to get to half guard.
Sitkin content just to control the position here.
Sitkin takes Indian's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sitkin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Indian defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Indian rolls, trying to escape but Sitkin keeps control of the position.
Sitkin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Sitkin is looking for the choke from the back position but Indian is controlling his hands well.
Sitkin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sitkin lands a shot to the body.

Indian is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sitkin trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Indian doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Indian is in bad spot here.
Sitkin trying to control.
Indian looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sitkin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Indian up.
Sitkin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Indian is looking for a way out.
Indian tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Sitkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Sitkin!