PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duka Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergej Golubutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begovic comes to the cage accompanied by Gigolo Americana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Begovic
vs
Golubutov

185 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duka Begovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergej Golubutov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Golubutov.
Begovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Golubutov trying to control the action but Begovic is working from the bottom.
Golubutov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Begovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Golubutov controls the position.

Golubutov tries for a kimura but Begovic is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic defending against the ground and pound.

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

Golubutov gets a takedown into half guard.
Golubutov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Golubutov throws a strike but Begovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Golubutov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golubutov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Golubutov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Golubutov is looking to work some ground and pound but Begovic has wrist control.
Begovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Golubutov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic trying to control but Golubutov is having none of it.
Golubutov is working to get back to half guard.
Golubutov is squirming around, avoiding Begovic's attempts to control the action.
Golubutov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic wants to control the pace but Golubutov is squirming around nicely.
Golubutov tries to lock up and control but Begovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Begovic trying to control but Golubutov is having none of it.
Golubutov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Golubutov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Golubutov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Golubutov looks gassed!
Begovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Golubutov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Begovic wants to control the pace but Golubutov is squirming around nicely.
Golubutov is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Begovic blocks Golubutov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergej Golubutov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Begovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begovic is looking to chop away at Golubutov's legs.
Begovic throws a sloppy head kick and Golubutov moves out of range easily.
Golubutov fails with a takedown attempt.
Begovic walks into a stiff left hand from Golubutov.
Begovic fails with the takedown

and Golubutov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Begovic won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Begovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Golubutov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Begovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Golubutov but great work by Begovic.
Begovic working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Golubutov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Golubutov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golubutov is looking to regain half guard here but Begovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Begovic working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Golubutov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Golubutov fails to land the takedown.

Begovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Begovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Golubutov landing small, sideways elbows.
Golubutov wants to control but Begovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Golubutov is trying to get back to full guard.
Golubutov is trying to control but Begovic manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golubutov is desperately trying to improve his position but Begovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Begovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Golubutov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golubutov is desperately trying to improve his position but Begovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Golubutov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Begovic tries to control but Golubutov wriggling away.
Golubutov tries to hold on but Begovic postures up.
Begovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Golubutov is looking to escape.
Golubutov can't escape the position.
Begovic controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Golubutov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Golubutov is squirming around, avoiding Begovic's attempts to control the action.
Golubutov wants to control but Begovic is having none of it.
Golubutov is working to get back to half guard.
Begovic trying to control but Golubutov is having none of it.
Golubutov tries to lock up and control but Begovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golubutov is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergej Golubutov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Golubutov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Begovic backs up against the cage.
Begovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Golubutov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Golubutov trying to control from half guard but Begovic is working away.
Begovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golubutov.
Golubutov throws a strike but Begovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Golubutov wants to pass the guard but Begovic is keeping the position.

Golubutov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Begovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Golubutov, into his guard.
Begovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Golubutov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golubutov pulls Begovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Begovic from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golubutov strikes from his own guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golubutov is on top in guard.
Golubutov is in close to Begovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Golubutov wants to pass the guard but Begovic is keeping the position.
Golubutov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Golubutov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golubutov scoring with some ground and pound.
Begovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Golubutov gets to his feet. Begovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice sprawl there from Begovic as Golubutov shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic closes the distance but Golubutov moves to the side

so Golubutov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Golubutov chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Begovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golubutov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Begovic working a defensive guard here.
Golubutov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Begovic controls Golubutov momentarily but Golubutov frees himself.
Golubutov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Golubutov throwing strikes but missing.
Begovic looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Begovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Begovic looks to land a combination but Golubutov avoids it well.
Begovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Begovic.
Begovic misses with a low kick as Golubutov jumps back.
Begovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Golubutov counters with a single leg into guard. Begovic didn't expect that.
Begovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golubutov stops Begovic from standing up.
Golubutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sergej Golubutov has got the better of the ground game so far.

Golubutov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Begovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Begovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Begovic!
Golubutov is not content to let Begovic control the position.
Golubutov is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begovic trying to control the action but Golubutov is working from the bottom.
Golubutov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Golubutov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Begovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Begovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duka Begovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golubutov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergej Golubutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golubutov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Golubutov!