PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otso Sika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hei jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hei jari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sika
vs
jari

180 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

203 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Sika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, hei jari!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jari looks to land a right hand but Sika moved out of range.
Sika tries to clinch but jari is having none of it.
jari swinging wildly here.

Sika decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sika controlling the pace.
Sika trying to control from half guard but jari is working away.
jari preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
jari wants to control but Sika is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sika seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sika drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sika advances to half guard.
jari pushes Sika off looking to stand but Sika dives back in and keeps control.
jari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sika controlling the action here.
jari is looking for a sweep. Sika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sika takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
jari keeping hold of Sika's head, controlling as best he can.
jari tries to get to full guard but Sika has control of the leg.

We're going to have a standup here because Otso Sika wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sika drives through and clinches with jari against the cage.
Sika drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jari slows down the pace here.
jari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
jari tries to circle away but Sika has him pinned against the cage.
jari has Sika pressed against the cage, preventing Sika from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

jari breaks from the clinch.
jari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
jari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
jari misses with a body shot.
jari connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Otso Sika has been cut.
A jab from jari misses.
Sika shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has jari pinned against the cage. jari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sika decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
jari gets back to full guard.
jari keeping moving, preventing Sika from controlling successfully.
jari trying to keep a closed guard but Sika is proving a slippery customer.

jari looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sika passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Sika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otso Sika's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

jari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sika.
Sika fails with a takedown attempt.
Sika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and jari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
jari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sika throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around jari's waist but jari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sika off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otso Sika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sika shoots in for a takedown but jari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Otso Sika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sika tries to clinch but jari is having none of it.
Otso Sika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sika tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but jari swivels and escapes.
No luck for Sika with that takedown attempt.
jari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sika counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sika stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sika shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with jari but jari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jari lands with a hook. Sika tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by jari.

Sika is rocked!
jari closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sika out cold! Sika corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). hei jari!