PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Batrudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Batrudinov
vs
Great

200 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
242 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pegasus Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Batrudinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksei Great!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batrudinov has his takedown stuffed
and Great counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Batrudinov gets tackled into the cage by Great. Great maintains the clinch.

Great has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Batrudinov is trying to keep an underhook but Great manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batrudinov trying to control from the bottom.
Great lands with a punch from half guard.
Great is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Batrudinov trying to control from the bottom.

Batrudinov looking for submissions off his back.

Batrudinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Batrudinov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batrudinov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Batrudinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Great trying to control the position from guard on top but Batrudinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Batrudinov looking for a guillotine here but Great defends easily.

Batrudinov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Great with a flurry of punches that miss.
Great in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Great stands and throws Batrudinov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Great works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Batrudinov wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Great is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Batrudinov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Batrudinov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Great.
Batrudinov stops Great from passing to mount.
Batrudinov tries to bench press Great off him but Great keeps the position.
Great working the ground and pound.
Batrudinov tries to buck Great off but Great is having none of it.
Batrudinov struggling a bit here.
Batrudinov tries to improve position but can't.
Great cracks Batrudinov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Batrudinov trying to control but Great flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Great really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batrudinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Great has the hooks in. Batrudinov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Great scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Great lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Batrudinov.
Batrudinov breaks Great's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Batrudinov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Batrudinov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batrudinov wants to pass the guard but Great is keeping the position.
Great wants to sweep but no luck.

Batrudinov drops back looking for a leg! Great is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Great manages to kick Batrudinov off! Batrudinov jumps back into Great's guard.
Great trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batrudinov throwing strikes from guard but Great blocks nicely.
Batrudinov wants to control from the top but Great keeps moving.
Great tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Batrudinov is controlling him.
Great wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksei Great dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Great closes the distance and pushes Batrudinov back into the cage.
Batrudinov can't get the takedown.
Batrudinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Great manages to break the clinch.
Great misses with a takedown attempt

and Batrudinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Great is staying active underneath Batrudinov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Batrudinov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Batrudinov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Great does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Batrudinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batrudinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Great defending well though.

Batrudinov is trying to work for a kimura but Great is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batrudinov wants to pass to mount but Great is defending the position.
Aleksei Great has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batrudinov wants to control but Great is keeping him busy.
Great avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batrudinov.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Great can do anything to dispel that myth.

Batrudinov is working for a submission of some sort.
Batrudinov wants to take a breather but Great is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Batrudinov is really struggling to control Great but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Great pushes Batrudinov off looking to stand but Batrudinov dives back in and keeps control.
Batrudinov trying to control the action but Great is working from the bottom.
Great won't allow Batrudinov to pass to mount.
Great is not content to let Batrudinov control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Timur Batrudinov just wasn't active enough.

Batrudinov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Great to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Great working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Batrudinov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Batrudinov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Great is aware though and is defending well.
Batrudinov keeping moving, preventing Great from controlling successfully.
Great landing some decent shots from guard.

Batrudinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Great trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Batrudinov pushes a forearm under Great's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Great is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timur Batrudinov!