PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ahwal Mahtulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Peevor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Peevor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mahtulak
vs
Peevor

176 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahwal Mahtulak!
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, Connor Peevor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mahtulak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peevor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Peevor stops Mahtulak from standing up.
Peevor wants to pass the guard but Mahtulak is keeping the position.
Peevor trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mahtulak manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mahtulak stands up from Peevor's guard - Mahtulak perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peevor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mahtulak tries to avoid it but Peevor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mahtulak to the ground. Mahtulak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtulak misses with a low kick.
Mahtulak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peevor.
Peevor looks gassed!
Peevor checks the leg kick.
Mahtulak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peevor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahtulak.
Connor Peevor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahtulak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peevor checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahtulak throws a leg kick but Peevor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mahtulak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahtulak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahtulak misses with a low kick.
Mahtulak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peevor.
Peevor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahtulak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahtulak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peevor pinned against the cage. Peevor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahtulak tries to clinch but Peevor is having none of it.
Mahtulak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahtulak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahtulak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

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.

Peevor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahtulak, pushing him back against the cage.
Peevor stalling the fight.
Peevor has Mahtulak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahtulak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ahwal Mahtulak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Peevor.
Mahtulak has had enough of the clinch but Peevor keeps him there for the moment.
Peevor jumps guard but Mahtulak stands there with Peevor around his waist. Peevor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Peevor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mahtulak up against the cage.
Mahtulak tries to break the clinch but Peevor is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahwal Mahtulak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Peevor tries to clinch but Mahtulak moves out of range.
Peevor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahtulak.
Mahtulak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Connor Peevor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Peevor is predictable there
and Mahtulak counters with a nice leg kick.
Peevor checks the leg kick.
Peevor shoots and misses
and Mahtulak counters with a low kick, right behind Peevor 's knee.
Mahtulak is looking to slow Peevor down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Mahtulak misses
and Peevor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtulak tries a head kick but it misses.
Peevor shoots in for a takedown but Mahtulak shows good takedown defense.
Peevor tries for a takedown but Mahtulak circles away easily
and Mahtulak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peevor's knee momentarily.
Ahwal Mahtulak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Peevor.
Mahtulak misses with a head kick.
Peevor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peevor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahtulak leaves Peevor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

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.
Peevor tries to work over Mahtulak's front leg with a kick but Mahtulak checks it.
Peevor shoots and misses
and Mahtulak counters with an outside leg kick.

Peevor clinches up against the cage.

Peevor successfully pulls guard.
Peevor wants to stand and escape but Mahtulak is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahtulak won't allow Peevor to sweep him here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtulak tries to stand but Peevor is controlling from the bottom.

Peevor is working an open guard so Mahtulak takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mahtulak misses with a leg kick
and Peevor counters with a left and a right that stings Mahtulak.
Mahtulak stuffs the takedown attempt from Peevor. Peevor gets slowly back to his feet.
Mahtulak moves out of range of the body kick.

Peevor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peevor showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peevor thows a huge punch but Mahtulak dodges it nicely.
Peevor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahwal Mahtulak will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Peevor tries to clinch there but Mahtulak circles away.
Peevor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahtulak's waist but Mahtulak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peevor off to one side.
Peevor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahtulak throws a low kick, looking for Peevor's leg but Peevor calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peevor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peevor is defended easily by Mahtulak.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peevor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahtulak tries to clinch there but Peevor circles away.
Peevor misses with a double jab.
Mahtulak throws a low kick, looking for Peevor's leg but Peevor calmly moves out of range.
Mahtulak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peevor's calf.
Mahtulak throws a leg kick

and Peevor counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peevor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peevor has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ahwal Mahtulak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Peevor.

Peevor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Peevor wants to free his trapped foot but Mahtulak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peevor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peevor is trying to control. Mahtulak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peevor is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Mahtulak manages to get to full guard.
Peevor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mahtulak is keeping the position for now.

That's four 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.
Peevor looking to sit in guard and control but Mahtulak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peevor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peevor has a closed guard, preventing Mahtulak from standing up.
Connor Peevor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahwal Mahtulak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mahtulak circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Peevor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahtulak 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahwal Mahtulak!