PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between From Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Bohlander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pride
vs
Bohlander

189 cm
18
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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, From Pride!
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, Jerry Bohlander!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bohlander drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bohlander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bohlander with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bohlander with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pride preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bohlander makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohlander won't allow Pride to get back to his feet.
Bohlander passes into half guard.
Bohlander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bohlander lands strikes from half guard.

Bohlander is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pride has hold of Bohlander's hands but Bohlander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlander throwing shots but Pride is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bohlander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bohlander throwing shots but Pride is blocking nicely.

Bohlander wants to work for an arm triangle but Pride is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bohlander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bohlander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pride knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bohlander on the ground.
Bohlander controlling the pace.

Bohlander is looking for a kimura but Pride is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bohlander to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Bohlander there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pride is looking for a sweep. Bohlander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bohlander content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Bohlander is working for a kimura but Pride is defending it quite comfortably.
Bohlander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bohlander is nestled in close to Pride, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bohlander takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bohlander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pride defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride trying to hold on to Bohlander's head to control him but Bohlander postures up.
Bohlander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pride is trying to stand back up but Bohlander is controlling him
Bohlander is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pride lands a high kick!

It looks like Jerry Bohlander has been cut.
From Pride is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pride throws a hook but Bohlander avoids it easily.
Pride throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bohlander's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pride connects with a high kick.

Bohlander looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pride wants to get back to his feet but Bohlander passes into half guard.
Bohlander sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pride tries to roll over but Bohlander keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohlander moves into full mount! Pride won't be happy about that!

Bohlander goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pride is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Bohlander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Bohlander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pride fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pride.
From Pride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bohlander gets a double leg takedown into Pride's guard.
Bohlander postures up and lands a big shot to Pride's brow.

Bohlander thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pride working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bohlander.
Pride is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bohlander manages to get himself to full guard.

Bohlander looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pride passes into half guard.
Bohlander gets full guard.
Pride tries to stand but Bohlander is controlling from the bottom.
Bohlander tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bohlander is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pride defends well.

Bohlander is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohlander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jerry Bohlander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bohlander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pride's guard.
Bohlander controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bohlander throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bohlander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pride has momentary wrist control but Bohlander slips an elbow through the middle.
Bohlander chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohlander postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bohlander landing some decent shots from guard.
Bohlander passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Pride has hold of Bohlander's hands but Bohlander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bohlander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Bohlander there.
Bohlander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bohlander trying to control the pace.
Bohlander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bohlander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bohlander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Bohlander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Bohlander's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bohlander shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bohlander throwing shots but Pride is blocking nicely.
Bohlander looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bohlander prevents Pride from standing back up.
Pride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bohlander.
Bohlander winds up and cracks Pride with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pride has hold of Bohlander's hands but Bohlander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bohlander working the head and body with strikes.

Pride is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bohlander looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Pride is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Bohlander.
Bohlander content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bohlander is looking for a kimura here.
Bohlander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bohlander wants to work for an arm triangle but Pride is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bohlander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bohlander landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bohlander keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohlander drops an elbow to the side of Pride's head.
Bohlander takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pride wants to improve his position but Bohlander is controlling well.
Bohlander seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohlander controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Pride is out! Bohlander gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jerry Bohlander!