PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Borovy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John John Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Borovy
vs
John Sosa

195 cm
26
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Borovy!
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, John John Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Borovy dives in and scores a takedown into Sosa's guard.
Borovy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borovy is in close to Sosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sosa is looking for a triangle here but Borovy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sosa looks to move to half guard but instead Borovy has passed into mount! Damn!
Borovy lands with some strikes.
Borovy controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa wants to control but Borovy is having none of it.
Borovy lands with some strikes.
Borovy controlling from the full mount.
Sosa can't escape the position.
Borovy landing punches.
Borovy controlling from mount.

Borovy goes for an armbar but Sosa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Sosa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Borovy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Borovy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Borovy!
Borovy working the head and body with strikes.
Borovy takes a little break here. Sosa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Borovy moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sosa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Borovy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sosa looks gassed!
Borovy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borovy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borovy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borovy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sosa hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Sosa is looking to improve his position but Borovy isn't that keen on the idea.
Borovy controlling the pace for now.
Borovy with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Sosa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Sosa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Borovy.
Borovy content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Borovy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Borovy gets a double leg takedown into Sosa's guard.
Sosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sosa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Borovy has passed into side control.

Borovy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sosa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Borovy advances nicely into full mount.
Borovy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sosa looks a forlorn figure.
Borovy controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sosa for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borovy breaks from Sosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borovy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sosa's face.
Borovy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borovy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borovy content just to control the position here.
Borovy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sosa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sosa is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borovy dominating with strikes here.
Borovy landing punches.

Borovy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sosa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sosa is trying to improve his position.
Sergei Borovy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here.
Sosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Borovy connects with a decent elbow.
Borovy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sosa tries to control but Borovy manages to take his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa is trying to remain composed but Borovy is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Borovy keeps control of the position easily here as Sosa tries to buck him off.
Borovy throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sosa!
Borovy lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Borovy landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borovy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sosa could be in trouble here!
Borovy punishes Sosa with strikes from the back mount.
Borovy is punishing Sosa with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Borovy dominated that second round.
That's time! Borovy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sosa gets caught flat footed, as Borovy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Borovy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borovy chips away with some ground and pound.
Borovy works over Sosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sosa is looking to stand back up but Borovy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sosa.
Well, if Borovy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borovy stops Sosa from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borovy stalling.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Borovy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa fails with the takedown

and Borovy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sosa won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa is trying to escape the position but Borovy is controlling the position.
Borovy works to advance to full mount. Sosa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borovy controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borovy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borovy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borovy with the ground and pound from mount.
Borovy controlling from mount.
Borovy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sosa's face.
Borovy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Borovy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Borovy is working for a guillotine from mount but Sosa frees his head quite easily.
Borovy controlling from mount.
Borovy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borovy controlling from mount.
John John Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergei Borovy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Borovy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borovy 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Borovy!