PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between valdirmor kiklov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Badaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Badaman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

kiklov
vs
Badaman

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, valdirmor kiklov!
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, Ivan Badaman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Badaman.
kiklov tries to move into range but Badaman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Badaman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts kiklov as he jumps to the side.
Badaman shoots in but kiklov avoids the takedown attempt easily.

kiklov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Badaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Badaman is looking to escape.
kiklov is looking to advance position but Badaman won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. kiklov lands a nice short elbow.
Badaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from kiklov.
kiklov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badaman defending well though.
kiklov prevents Badaman from improving his position.
kiklov thows a huge punch but Badaman dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaman wants to get back to full guard.
Badaman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
kiklov stops Badaman from getting back to his feet.

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

kiklov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Badaman was covering up waiting for the punch and kiklov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
kiklov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
kiklov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
kiklov is breathing heavily.
kiklov landing some decent shots from guard.
kiklov is in close to Badaman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
kiklov postures up in Badaman's guard and throws a big left but Badaman blocks it.
Badaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
kiklov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badaman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. kiklov manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badaman trying to control but kiklov is working from the bottom.

kiklov pushes Badaman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
kiklov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Badaman circles away.
Badaman shoots in and drives through. kiklov sprawls well.
valdirmor kiklov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Badaman.

Badaman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Badaman tries to stand and escape but kiklov is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badaman stops kiklov from getting back to his feet.
kiklov is not content to let Badaman control the position.
Badaman wants to stand but kiklov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badaman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed kiklov's head.
Badaman tries to pass to full mount but kiklov defends it.
kiklov pushes Badaman off but Badaman dives into side control.
A lull in the action here as Badaman stalls from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badaman shoots for a takedown but kiklov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that valdirmor kiklov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

kiklov scores a takedown into full mount!
Badaman working to try and regain half guard.
Badaman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Badaman tries to buck kiklov off but he can't manage it.
kiklov looking to finish Badaman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Badaman!
Badaman is desperately trying to improve his position but kiklov has a good base and remains in mount.
Badaman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
kiklov lands with a punch from half guard.

Badaman looking for submissions off his back.
kiklov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kiklov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badaman is trying to get back to full guard.
kiklov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. kiklov lands a nice short elbow.
Badaman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
kiklov working Badaman over with strikes.
kiklov thows a huge punch but Badaman dodges it nicely.
Badaman manages to get to full guard.
Badaman is trying to control the position but kiklov postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Badaman pulls kiklov in close to prevent any damage.
kiklov throws a big right hand that misses.
Badaman wants to stand and escape but kiklov is having none of it.
Badaman has momentary wrist control but kiklov slips an elbow through the middle.
kiklov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
kiklov postures up in Badaman's guard and throws a big left but Badaman blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Badaman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
kiklov moves away from the strike by Badaman.
Badaman shoots in for a takedown but kiklov shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

kiklov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Badaman taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badaman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
kiklov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
kiklov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Badaman is wriggling around trying to escape.
kiklov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Badaman is in a horrible position here. kiklov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Badaman wants to hold on but kiklov pushes him away.
kiklov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kiklov lands a big elbow.
Badaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
kiklov is landing with some decent strikes but Badaman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Badaman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
kiklov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
kiklov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badaman wants to control but kiklov is keeping busy.
Badaman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Badaman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

valdirmor kiklov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Badaman misses with a kick to the body.
Badaman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has kiklov pinned against the cage. kiklov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

kiklov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Badaman is pulling down on kiklov's head to control his posture.
kiklov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
valdirmor kiklov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
kiklov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badaman trying to control the position.
kiklov throwing strikes from guard but Badaman blocks nicely.
kiklov throws and elbow that misses. Badaman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in kiklov's guard. Nice move by Badaman!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Badaman gets to his feet. kiklov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

kiklov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Badaman sprawls well initially but kiklov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
kiklov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badaman is trying is best to control the position here.
kiklov throwing shots but Badaman is blocking nicely.
kiklov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Badaman trying to hold on to kiklov's head to control him but kiklov postures up.
kiklov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badaman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
kiklov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kiklov looks to land a strike but Badaman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Badaman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

kiklov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Badaman was covering up waiting for the punch and kiklov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
kiklov wants to pass the guard but Badaman is keeping the position.
kiklov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
kiklov throws a strike but Badaman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Badaman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kiklov keeping moving, preventing Badaman from controlling successfully.
Badaman wants to stand but kiklov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Badaman wants to stand and escape but instead kiklov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

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.
Badaman has momentary wrist control but kiklov slips an elbow through the middle.
Badaman has momentary wrist control but kiklov slips an elbow through the middle.
kiklov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badaman's head.
kiklov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
kiklov distracts Badaman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
kiklov prevents Badaman from getting back to his feet.
Badaman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from kiklov.
kiklov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badaman's head.
Badaman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivan Badaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
kiklov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
valdirmor kiklov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for kiklov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... valdirmor kiklov!