PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Beygansiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Jagon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beygansiev
vs
Jagon

205 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

196 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Pegasus Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Beygansiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Jagon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagon misses with a head kick.
Beygansiev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jagon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jagon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jagon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jagon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jagon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jagon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beygansiev moves out of range of the body kick.

Jagon tries to keep at a distance but Beygansiev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jagon is trying to force a seperation but Beygansiev has the dominant position.
Beygansiev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beygansiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beygansiev has Jagon pressed against the cage, preventing Jagon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beygansiev keeps control of Jagon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beygansiev is trying to push Jagon away but Jagon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagon wants to break free but Beygansiev has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Beygansiev.
Beygansiev stalling in the clinch.
Beygansiev can't break the clinch.
Beygansiev keeps control of Jagon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jagon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beygansiev.
Beygansiev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beygansiev wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Beygansiev as the two fighters clinch.
Jagon looks gassed!
Beygansiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beygansiev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jagon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beygansiev working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Beygansiev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beygansiev lands an uppercut.
Beygansiev tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaurbek Beygansiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beygansiev is trying to force a seperation but Jagon has the dominant position.
Beygansiev wants to break the clinch but can't.

Beygansiev breaks from the clinch.
Beygansiev throws a series of punches but Jagon avoids them all with ease.
Jagon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jagon misses with a head kick.
Beygansiev lands with a good body shot.

Beygansiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Beygansiev decides to pull guard.
Beygansiev wants to sweep but no luck.
Beygansiev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Zaurbek Beygansiev just wasn't active enough.
Beygansiev feints a jab promting Jagon to slip. Beygansiev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jagon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Jagon gets tackled into the cage by Beygansiev. Beygansiev maintains the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beygansiev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beygansiev scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beygansiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jagon has him pressed against the cage.
Beygansiev misses with a knee to the head.
Jagon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beygansiev.

Beygansiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagon misses with a combination
and Beygansiev counters with a two punch combo.

Beygansiev lands a left and a right that send Jagon crashing to the mat, dazed. Beygansiev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jagon is rocked!

Beygansiev darts in and clinches Jagon up against the cage.
Jagon is still on wobbly legs! Can Beygansiev finish him?
Beygansiev is trying to force a seperation but Jagon has the dominant position.
Jagon seems to have recovered his senses.
Beygansiev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beygansiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jagon has him pressed against the cage.
Beygansiev has had enough of the clinch but Jagon keeps him there for the moment.
Jagon can't break the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jagon is pressed up against the cage. Beygansiev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jagon down to the mat. Jagon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Beygansiev drops Jagon with a beautiful combination! Jagon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beygansiev is looking for the KO!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Beygansiev has closed the distance and engaged Jagon in a clinch.
Jagon gets underhooks to prevent Beygansiev's takedown attempt.
Jagon keeps control of Beygansiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beygansiev takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Beygansiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jagon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beygansiev fails to pull guard.
Beygansiev digs a right hand underneath Jagon's ribcage. Jagon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jagon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beygansiev wants to break free but Jagon has control.
Beygansiev wants a takedown but no success here.
Beygansiev working hard to break the clinch.
Jagon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jagon tries to break the clinch but Beygansiev is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beygansiev.
Beygansiev can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beygansiev.
Jagon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beygansiev is trying to force a seperation but Jagon has the dominant position.
Jagon prevents Beygansiev from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Beygansiev.
Beygansiev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jagon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaurbek Beygansiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beygansiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jagon is trying to break the clinch but Beygansiev is controlling him.
Beygansiev controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Beygansiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beygansiev is trying to break free.
Beygansiev lands a shot to the body.
Beygansiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jagon walks away with a smile on his face. Beygansiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Beygansiev. That snapped Jagon's head back.
Jagon dodges the punch combination from Beygansiev.
Beygansiev thuds a left hand into Jagon's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagon stuffs the takedown attempt from Beygansiev. Beygansiev gets slowly back to his feet.

Beygansiev takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Beygansiev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beygansiev is leaning against Jagon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beygansiev has had enough of the clinch but Jagon keeps him there for the moment.
Zaurbek Beygansiev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Beygansiev.
Beygansiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beygansiev.
Jagon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beygansiev's efforts to push away.

Beygansiev gets control of Jagon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beygansiev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beygansiev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Beygansiev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beygansiev tries to get out of the position.
Beygansiev is controlling Jagon's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Beygansiev wants to clinch up but Jagon keeps it at a distance.

Beygansiev has closed the distance and engaged Jagon in a clinch.
Beygansiev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beygansiev lands a right hand.
Beygansiev tries to pull guard but Jagon won't allow it.
Jagon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beygansiev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jagon backwards.
Jagon keeps control of Beygansiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beygansiev working hard to break the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Beygansiev manages to break the clinch.

Beygansiev has Jagon up against the cage in a clinch.
Beygansiev is looking to break free of the clinch but Jagon has double underhooks.
Beygansiev tries to break the clinch but Jagon is controlling the position.
Beygansiev is trying to break free.
Beygansiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beygansiev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jagon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beygansiev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beygansiev is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jagon keeps control of Beygansiev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beygansiev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beygansiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jagon has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaurbek Beygansiev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Beygansiev has managed to clinch.
Beygansiev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jagon is looking to break free of the clinch but Beygansiev has double underhooks.
Jagon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jagon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beygansiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jagon can do to turn this around?
Jagon prevents the takedown attempt.
Beygansiev presses Jagon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beygansiev working hard to break the clinch.
Jagon working hard to break the clinch.
Beygansiev is trying to break free.

Beygansiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jagon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jagon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jagon throws a head kick but Beygansiev moves out of range.
Jagon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beygansiev scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beygansiev tries to clinch but Jagon moves out of range.
Beygansiev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jagon avoids it really well and circles away.

Beygansiev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beygansiev lands a body shot.
Beygansiev lands a right hand.

Beygansiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jagon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beygansiev lands a nice looking body shot.

Beygansiev clinches up with Jagon and pushes him back against the cage.

Beygansiev manages to pull guard.
Jagon stopping the sweep attempt from Beygansiev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jagon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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

Beygansiev clinches.

Beygansiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beygansiev takes the fight into the clinch.
Jagon prevents Beygansiev from breaking the clinch.
Jagon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beygansiev is trying to break free.

Beygansiev breaks from the clinch.
Beygansiev wants to clinch up but Jagon keeps it at a distance.

Beygansiev clinches.
Beygansiev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Beygansiev jumps guard.
Zaurbek Beygansiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jagon stops Beygansiev from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Don Jagon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Beygansiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jagon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaurbek Beygansiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beygansiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jagon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Don Jagon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beygansiev tries to clinch there but Jagon circles away.
Beygansiev tries to close the distance and clinch but Jagon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaurbek Beygansiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beygansiev fails in his attempt to clinch.

Beygansiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jagon, pushing him back against the cage.

Beygansiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beygansiev tries to clinch there but Jagon circles away.
Don Jagon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jagon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Beygansiev gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaurbek Beygansiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beygansiev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaurbek Beygansiev!