PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Shtepanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garosh Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shtepanek
vs
Hellscream

190 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Shtepanek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garosh Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shtepanek moves into range and clinches up with Hellscream.
Hellscream is looking to break free of the clinch but Shtepanek has double underhooks.

Shtepanek manages to break the clinch.
Shtepanek dodges the punch combination from Hellscream.
Hellscream swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Hellscream misses.
No joy there for Hellscream, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shtepanek.
Shtepanek throws an elbow but Hellscream slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hellscream wants to get back to his feet but Shtepanek drags him back down.

Shtepanek stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hellscream swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Shtepanek moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shtepanek holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Shtepanek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hellscream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shtepanek circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellscream misses with a few strikes there.
Hellscream showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shtepanek.

Shtepanek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shtepanek trying to control the action but Hellscream is working from the bottom.
Hellscream is trying to buck Shtepanek off.
Hellscream looks gassed!
Shtepanek scoring with punches and elbows.
Shtepanek trying to control the position but Hellscream is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream is pushing Shtepanek's head away, looking to escape. Shtepanek manages to hold on to the position though.

Shtepanek decides to stand back up.

Shtepanek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hellscream manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shtepanek pushes down on Hellscream's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shtepanek 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shtepanek connects with a nice short shot to Hellscream's temple.
Shtepanek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shtepanek is trying to control the action in half guard but Hellscream is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shtepanek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hellscream defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream is trying to stand up here but Shtepanek is controlling him well.
Shtepanek perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Hellscream manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shtepanek fails with a takedown attempt.
Hellscream falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shtepanek counters with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hellscream lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellscream throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Shtepanek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Shtepanek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shtepanek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shtepanek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hellscream does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hellscream wants to get back to his feet.
Shtepanek wants to control but Hellscream is keeping him busy.

Hellscream kicks Shtepanek off and gets back to his feet.
Hellscream throws a combination that misses
and Shtepanek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Shtepanek gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shtepanek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hellscream smiles and moves away.
Hellscream throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hellscream lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Shtepanek dominated that round.
That's time! Shtepanek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shtepanek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shtepanek showed some decent athleticism there.
Shtepanek is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hellscream!

Shtepanek swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hellscream is now in Shtepanek's guard. A big mistake from Shtepanek there, giving up the dominant position!
Hellscream would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellscream won't allow Shtepanek to get back to his feet.
Shtepanek is pulling down on Hellscream's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream won't allow Shtepanek to get back to his feet.
Hellscream tries to stand but Shtepanek is controlling from the bottom.

Shtepanek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hellscream trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shtepanek's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shtepanek slips a jab and a cross from Hellscream.

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.
Shtepanek slips a straight right by Hellscream.
Shtepanek shoots in for a takedown but Hellscream shows good takedown defense.
Shtepanek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellscream moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shtepanek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garosh Hellscream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellscream uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shtepanek has time to react.
Hellscream swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shtepanek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shtepanek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hellscream misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shtepanek tries for a takedown but Hellscream sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Shtepanek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellscream throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jakub Shtepanek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellscream tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Hellscream.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream throws a series of punches but Shtepanek avoids them all with ease.
Hellscream swinging wildly here.
Shtepanek shoots for a double leg takedown but Hellscream sprawls well. He's pushed Shtepanek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hellscream falls off balance throwing a combination

so Shtepanek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shtepanek wants to control from the top but Hellscream keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shtepanek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shtepanek trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hellscream manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shtepanek wants to sweep here but Hellscream controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream wanted to stand there but Shtepanek had control of the position.
Shtepanek wants to sweep here but Hellscream controlling him for the moment.
Hellscream has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shtepanek is proving hard to escape from.
Hellscream won't allow Shtepanek to sweep him here.
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 Jakub Shtepanek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hellscream misses with a double jab

and Shtepanek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shtepanek.

Shtepanek pulls guard successfully.
Shtepanek is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Shtepanek has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hellscream off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hellscream works the jab nicely.

It looks like Jakub Shtepanek has been cut.
Hellscream throws a nice looking combination but Shtepanek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hellscream with a nice cross.
Hellscream lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shtepanek backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shtepanek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hellscream throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shtepanek.
Shtepanek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Hellscream misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream misses with a two punch combination.
Hellscream misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hellscream falls off balance throwing a combination

so Shtepanek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shtepanek won't allow Hellscream to get back to his feet.
Shtepanek wants to control from the top but Hellscream keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shtepanek wants to pass the guard but Hellscream is keeping the position.
Shtepanek trying to control but Hellscream is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shtepanek trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellscream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hellscream falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shtepanek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jakub Shtepanek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shtepanek is standing up over Hellscream. Hellscream looks to escape but Shtepanek dives into side control.
Shtepanek content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shtepanek tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hellscream's legs.
Hellscream is not content to let Shtepanek control the position.

Shtepanek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hellscream, who protects the arm well.

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.
Hellscream defending against the ground and pound.
Hellscream is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shtepanek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shtepanek wants to control but Hellscream is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hellscream defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shtepanek.
Hellscream moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hellscream works over Shtepanek's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellscream lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Shtepanek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garosh Hellscream has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakub Shtepanek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellscream avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shtepanek.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garosh Hellscream.
I think Shtepanek 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakub Shtepanek!