PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Meitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Mahkno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Meitus
vs
Mahkno

168 cm
18
154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

S.W.A.T.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Vladimir Meitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Mahkno !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meitus tries to clinch but Mahkno is having none of it.
Meitus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meitus tries to clinch but Mahkno is having none of it.
Mahkno tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahkno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meitus.
Mahkno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meitus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meitus moves in looking to clinch but Mahkno pushes him off.
Meitus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vladimir Meitus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Meitus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mahkno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meitus distracts Mahkno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Meitus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meitus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meitus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahkno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meitus stopping the sweep attempt from Mahkno .
Mahkno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mahkno is keen to just control but Meitus is a slippery customer.
Meitus punching from the bottom.
Meitus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meitus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahkno trying to control the position from guard on top but Meitus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meitus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meitus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahkno manages to get himself to full guard.
Meitus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meitus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahkno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meitus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meitus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meitus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahkno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahkno working a defensive guard here.
Meitus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meitus throws a big right hand that misses.
Meitus throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahkno is looking to chop away at Meitus's legs.

Meitus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mahkno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mahkno is trying to improve his position.
Mahkno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meitus lands a few punches from side control.
Mahkno is not content to let Meitus control the position.
Mahkno parries the strikes from Meitus easily there. Meitus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mahkno to escape.
Meitus is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Mahkno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahkno looks gassed!
Meitus moves nicely into side control.
Meitus cracks Mahkno with a big right hand but Mahkno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Meitus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Meitus looks up at the clock and then as Mahkno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Meitus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Meitus working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Meitus working the head with strikes.
Mahkno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meitus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mahkno is trying to get back to half guard.
Mahkno on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mahkno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mahkno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus working the ground and pound.
Mahkno is working to avoid the ground and pound but Meitus connects with a decent elbow.
Meitus avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mahkno .
Meitus scoring with punches from side control.
Meitus is working Mahkno over with some ground and pound from side control.
Meitus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Meitus working the ground and pound.
Mahkno wants to control but Meitus postures up.
Mahkno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meitus kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mahkno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meitus trying to control the action but Mahkno is working from the bottom.
Meitus working the body and head with strikes.
Meitus landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mahkno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahkno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Meitus is fending him off so far but Mahkno persists. Nope, Meitus circles away and we're back to standing.
Meitus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahkno moves away.
Meitus tries to clinch up but Mahkno circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Meitus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meitus is looking to clinch.
Meitus tries for a takedown but Mahkno circles away easily

and Mahkno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Meitus controls Mahkno momentarily but Mahkno frees himself.
Mahkno stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Mahkno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mahkno is breathing heavily.
Mahkno postures up.
Meitus throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Mahkno postures up and lands a big shot to Meitus's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meitus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mahkno misses with a takedown attempt - Meitus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mahkno fails with the takedown
and Meitus counters with a straight right hand.
Vladimir Meitus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Mahkno .

Meitus clinches with his opponent.
Meitus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Meitus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Meitus closes the distance and clinches.
Meitus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mahkno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Meitus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meitus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meitus working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahkno .
Mahkno can't break the clinch.
Mahkno has had enough of the clinch but Meitus keeps him there for the moment.

Meitus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meitus tries to clinch up

and Mahkno decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meitus's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahkno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mahkno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahkno trying to control the position but Meitus is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meitus is looking for a sweep.
Mahkno wants to control but Meitus is keeping him busy.
Meitus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Meitus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mahkno off and has taken his back!
Mahkno turns into Meitus and is now in his guard.
Mahkno won't allow Meitus to sweep him here.
Meitus keeping full guard, as Mahkno tries to pass.
Mahkno working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meitus is looking to sweep but instead, Mahkno has passed into half guard.
Mahkno is trying to control the action in half guard but Meitus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meitus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mahkno landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meitus shoots and misses

and Mahkno counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahkno .
Mahkno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mahkno preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meitus looking to control.
Mahkno trying to control but Meitus is working from the bottom.
Meitus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahkno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mahkno stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Meitus keeping full guard, as Mahkno tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mahkno throws a sloppy head kick

so Meitus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meitus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahkno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahkno tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mahkno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahkno looking for a sweep. Not yet Mahkno , not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meitus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahkno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mahkno is looking for a triangle but Meitus pushes his legs off easily.
Mahkno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meitus thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meitus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mahkno trying to keep a closed guard but Meitus is proving a slippery customer.

Mahkno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Mahkno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Meitus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meitus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahkno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahkno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Meitus clinches up against the cage.
Mahkno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahkno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meitus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahkno backwards.
Meitus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meitus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahkno prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahkno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Meitus breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meitus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meitus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meitus wants to clinch up but Mahkno keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meitus closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mahkno counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Meitus!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitus is squirming around, avoiding Mahkno 's attempts to control the action.
Meitus is desperately trying to improve his position but Mahkno has a good base and remains in mount.
Mahkno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meitus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Meitus tries to hold on but Mahkno pushes him away.
Meitus is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Mahkno connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Meitus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meitus is trying desperately to improve position.

Meitus has left one of his arms exposed and Mahkno doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Meitus screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasily Mahkno !