PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Feucht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ali
vs
Feucht

186 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Antti Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Feucht!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ali as Feucht shoots in.
Alexander Feucht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feucht fails with the takedown.

Feucht gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Feucht pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Feucht has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ali clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ali is keeping busy.
Ali looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Feucht has the hooks in. Ali is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Feucht throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ali prevents Feucht from getting a body triangle.

Feucht is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Feucht lands strikes to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feucht keeps control of the position as Ali tries to break free.
Ali trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ali has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Feucht.
Feucht punches Ali on the ear.
Ali is really stuck here.
Feucht loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ali hold on?
Ali covers up after that shot from Feucht.
Feucht scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feucht is trying to stick to Ali's back but Ali is turning into Feucht. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Feucht's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ali.

Ali has gone for a leg lock! Feucht slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ali's guard.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feucht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Feucht is looking to work some ground and pound but Ali has wrist control.
Feucht loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Feucht is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Feucht controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Feucht lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Feucht connects with a couple of short punches.
Feucht lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Feucht accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Feucht distracts Ali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Feucht chips away with some ground and pound.
Feucht wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Feucht postures up and lands a big shot to Ali's brow.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Feucht from controlling successfully.
Feucht working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ali's head.

Feucht gets to his feet - Ali follows without any prompting.
Feucht tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Feucht.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feucht fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antti Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Feucht.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Feucht is defended easily by Ali.
Feucht tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for Feucht on that attempt.
Ali shoots in but Feucht avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Feucht to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Feucht avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Feucht's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Feucht dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Feucht rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.

Feucht is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ali can't fight it off and eventually Feucht manages to take the fight to the floor. Ali looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Feucht stands and steps away. Ali gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Feucht.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Ali shoots in for a double leg but Feucht sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Feucht dives in and scores a takedown into Ali's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feucht working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ali looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Feucht passes into half guard.

Ali is defending against the submission attempts here by Feucht.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feucht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Feucht wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Feucht there.
Ali has hold of Feucht's hands but Feucht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feucht is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Feucht is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Feucht moves nicely into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali is looking for a sweep.
Feucht in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alexander Feucht has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Feucht lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Feucht grinds an elbow into Ali's temple.
Ali is not content to let Feucht control the position.
Feucht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feucht advances nicely into full mount.
Feucht avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feucht scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Feucht has control of Ali's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ali regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Feucht trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Feucht connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ali in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Feucht scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ali?

Feucht wants to finish this one by submission but Ali is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Feucht.
Feucht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Feucht is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ali is surviving well by controlling Feucht's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feucht postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ali looks a forlorn figure.
Feucht working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Feucht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Feucht scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Feucht slows the pace down.
Feucht is putting a hurting on Ali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

It looks like Antti Ali has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feucht lands a few punches from side control.
Feucht working the body and head with strikes.
Feucht working the ground and pound from side control.
Ali is trying to buck Feucht off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feucht wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Ali tries to bench press Feucht off him but Feucht keeps the position.
Feucht landing a few strikes.
Feucht controlling from side mount.
Feucht wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Feucht's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Feucht is putting a hurting on Ali here, landing some big shots from side control.
Feucht scores with punches from side control.
Alexander Feucht is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Antti Ali's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feucht controlling from side mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Feucht is working Ali over with some ground and pound from side control.
Feucht controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Feucht hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Feucht moves in looking to clinch but Ali pushes him off.

Feucht shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ali manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Feucht controlling from the top position.
Feucht stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Feucht advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Feucht is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Feucht content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ali wants to control but Feucht is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Antti Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Feucht shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ali is trying to defend but Feucht finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Feucht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Feucht has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Feucht!