PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pejkaiya
vs
Ovechkin

190 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Pejkaiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin lunges at Pejkaiya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pejkaiya's hand.
Pejkaiya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovechkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pejkaiya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pejkaiya tries to land a knee to the head but Ovechkin blocks with his arms.
Pejkaiya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pejkaiya misses with a punch to the body.
Pejkaiya avoiding damage.
Ovechkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Pejkaiya has double underhooks.
Ovechkin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pejkaiya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Pejkaiya is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ovechkin can't fight it off and eventually Pejkaiya manages to take the fight to the floor. Ovechkin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin controls Pejkaiya momentarily but Pejkaiya frees himself.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya prevents Ovechkin from standing back up.
Ovechkin is trying to control but can't.
Pejkaiya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pejkaiya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovechkin defending well though.
Ovechkin wants to control but Pejkaiya is keeping busy.
Pejkaiya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pejkaiya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovechkin defending well though.
Ovechkin trying to hold on to Pejkaiya's head to control him but Pejkaiya postures up.
Ovechkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin avoids the head kick by Pejkaiya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ovechkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pejkaiya looks for a takedown but Ovechkin sprawls well.
Good work by Pejkaiya as he checks the leg kick.
Ovechkin throws a jab when Pejkaiya was well out of range.
Pejkaiya doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovechkin circles away.
Ovechkin misses the shot to the body.
Pejkaiya thows a body shot but no joy.
Pejkaiya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ovechkin is fending him off so far but Pejkaiya persists. Nope, Ovechkin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Pejkaiya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Ovechkin as he checks the leg kick.
Ovechkin misses with a hook. Pejkaiya ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Ovechkin does no damage.
Ovechkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Pejkaiya both land. Nice combination.
Pejkaiya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovechkin manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pejkaiya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pejkaiya misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands a body punch.

Pejkaiya pulls guard effortlessly.

Pejkaiya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejkaiya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ovechkin!
Ovechkin is bucking up trying to escape but Pejkaiya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pejkaiya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ovechkin hang on?
Pejkaiya looking to control but Ovechkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ovechkin wants to control but Pejkaiya is having none of it.
Ovechkin looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya controlling from mount.
Pejkaiya thowing shots but they're missing.
Pejkaiya lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pejkaiya looking to control but Ovechkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Pejkaiya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Pejkaiya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pejkaiya throws a body punch but Ovechkin moves out of range.
Pejkaiya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Pejkaiya closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ovechkin to the mat! Ovechkin manages to get full guard.
Pejkaiya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pejkaiya working some strikes from top position.
Pejkaiya throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovechkin pulls Pejkaiya in close to prevent any damage.
Piotr Pejkaiya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pejkaiya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ovechkin wants to stand up but Pejkaiya is controlling him.
Pejkaiya looking to sit in guard and control but Ovechkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya looking to control.
Ovechkin looking to pass the guard.

Pejkaiya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovechkin looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Pejkaiya is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ovechkin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ovechkin shrugs it off.
Pejkaiya avoids the attempt from Ovechkin to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pejkaiya.
Ovechkin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pejkaiya working Ovechkin over with strikes here.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovechkin taking shots to the head.
Pejkaiya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pejkaiya lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pejkaiya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ovechkin looks a forlorn figure.
Pejkaiya lands a heavy elbow.
Pejkaiya scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pejkaiya working the ground and pound effectively.
Pejkaiya with a couple of short strikes.
Pejkaiya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ovechkin can do to turn this around?
Pejkaiya with the ground and pound from mount.

Pejkaiya has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ovechkin is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Pejkaiya!