PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Basic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basic comes to the cage accompanied by domovina. Basic has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Frank Basic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Basic
vs
Junior

220 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

198 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Basic!
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, Robert Junior!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Basic misses with a takedown attempt - Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Basic is breathing heavily.

Junior feints and as Basic raises his hands in defense, Junior changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Junior lands a couple of digs.
Junior is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Basic keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
Junior controlling from the full mount.

Junior is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Basic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Basic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Basic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Basic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Junior controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Junior with shots to the head and body - Basic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.
Basic is trying desperately to improve position.
Basic swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Junior looking to control but Basic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Junior controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Basic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Basic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior controlling the pace.
Junior is pressing down on Basic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Basic is holding on for now.
Junior controlling the action here.
Basic wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Basic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Junior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Basic is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior not doing much here.
Basic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Junior trying to control the pace.
Basic is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
Junior with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Junior lands a big elbow.
Junior wants to control the pace but Basic is squirming around nicely.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.
Junior unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Basic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Junior content just to control the position here.
Junior looking to control but Basic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Junior prevents Basic from getting the reversal.
Basic is working hard here to advance position.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Basic is squirming around, avoiding Junior's attempts to control the action.
Basic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Junior tries to control but Basic wriggling away.

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.
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Basic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robert Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Junior bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Basic is looking to regain half guard here but Junior keeps moving and retains side control.
Junior controlling from side mount.
Basic is looking to regain half guard here but Junior keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands an elbow.
Junior remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Basic is trying to improve his position.
Junior wants to control but Basic is keeping him busy.
Basic being controlled for a moment.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Basic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Junior counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Junior content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Basic throws a strike from the bottom but Junior passes into side control!
Basic looking for a sweep but Junior has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Junior prevents Basic from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Junior 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! And we move into the final round!

Junior shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Junior trying to control from Basic's half guard. Basic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Junior won't allow Basic to sweep him here.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Junior stands up from Basic's guard - Junior perhaps looking for a knockout.

Junior shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Basic's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Basic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Junior can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Junior controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junior makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Junior wants to control from the top but Basic keeps moving.
Junior postures up.
Junior trying to control but Basic is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Junior shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Basic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Basic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior pushes down on Basic's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Basic actively working from the bottom here.
Basic is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Basic is staying active underneath Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Junior is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Basic looking for a kimura from the bottom but Junior passes into side control!
Basic tries to bench press Junior off him but Junior keeps the position.
Basic is trying to escape the position but Junior is controlling the position.
Basic wants to control but Junior postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basic is trying to get back to half guard.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Basic keeps working.
Basic is looking for a sweep.
Junior trying to control the action but Basic is working from the bottom.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Basic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Junior counters with a leg kick.
Basic with a poor takedown

and Junior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Basic won't be happy with that.
Junior landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Basic's face as Junior controls the position.
Junior tries to move to mount but Basic blocks the move with his legs.
Junior trying to control the action but Basic is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basic tries to bench press Junior off him but Junior keeps the position.
Basic seems a little lost for a moment, as Junior dominates the positioning.
Basic is looking to reverse the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from Junior lands but Basic takes it in his stride.

Junior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Basic sprawls well initially but Junior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Basic won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Basic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Basic is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Basic actively working from the bottom here.
Basic is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Junior 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Junior!