PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Resnov
vs
Khalidov

195 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Resnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resnov is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov misses with a leg kick.
Resnov darts in trying to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.

Khalidov tries to keep at a distance but Resnov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalidov avoids it.
Khalidov tries to break free but Resnov pushes him back against the cage.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Resnov throws an elbow but misses.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Resnov tries to circle away but Khalidov has him pinned against the cage.
Khalidov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khalidov jumps guard but Resnov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gabriel Resnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Resnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khalidov blocks it with crossed arms.
Resnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Khalidov taking a breather.
Khalidov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Resnov is trying to drag Khalidov to the mat but Khalidov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel Resnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Resnov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khalidov is looking to slow Resnov down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalidov.
Resnov tries to clinch up.

Resnov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khalidov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but Resnov has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Resnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resnov is looking to take this one to the mat.

Resnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khalidov - that will leave a mark!
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lands with a cross.

Resnov rushes Khalidov and presses him up against the cage.
Resnov goes for a takedown attempt but Khalidov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khalidov misses with the combination.
Khalidov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Resnov has time to react.
Khalidov is looking to land body kicks.
Khalidov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Resnov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Resnov just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Resnov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Resnov.
Khalidov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Resnov tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
Resnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khalidov is trying to break the clinch but Resnov has him pressed against the cage.

Resnov breaks the clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a stiff right hand.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel Resnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resnov wants to clinch but Khalidov slips to the side
enabling Khalidov to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Resnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Resnov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves away
and Khalidov counters with a thumping low kick.
Khalidov cracks Resnov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov cracks Resnov with an open hand slap.
Resnov ducks under a wild hook from Khalidov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalidov. That's going to slow Resnov down.
Khalidov misses with a kick to the body.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Resnov tries to clinch but Khalidov is having none of it.
Resnov fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Resnov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Resnov closes the distance but Khalidov moves to the side
and Khalidov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Resnov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khalidov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Resnov breaks the clinch.
Resnov wants to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a nice uppercut.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov wants to clinch but Khalidov slips to the side
and Khalidov counters with a big head kick but Resnov shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Resnov clinches up with Khalidov and pushes him back against the cage.
Resnov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Resnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Khalidov fails to pull guard.
Gabriel Resnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Resnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Khalidov manages to pull guard.
Resnov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Resnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Resnov controlling from the top position.
Khalidov managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Gabriel Resnov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Khalidov gets tackled into the cage by Resnov. Resnov maintains the clinch.
Resnov misses with a knee strike.
Khalidov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Resnov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khalidov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Khalidov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Resnov to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Resnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resnov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khalidov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Resnov tries to clinch
and Khalidov counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Resnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Resnov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Resnov has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidov jumps guard but Resnov stands there with Khalidov around his waist. Khalidov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Resnov is trying to drag Khalidov to the mat but Khalidov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Resnov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalidov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidov scores with a decent looking hook.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses.
Resnov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khalidov counters with a nice leg kick.
Khalidov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov moves in looking to clinch but Khalidov pushes him off.
Khalidov keeps the fight on the outside.
Resnov tries to clinch there but Khalidov circles away.
Resnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khalidov.
Khalidov circles away from the clinch attempt.

Resnov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Resnov has had enough of the clinch but Khalidov keeps him there for the moment.
Resnov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khalidov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khalidov gets underhooks to prevent Resnov's takedown attempt.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resnov tries for a takedown but Khalidov manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Resnov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Resnov decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khalidov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Resnov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalidov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khalidov postures up and lands a big shot to Resnov's brow.
Khalidov working some strikes from top position.
Khalidov trying to control but Resnov is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khalidov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khalidov working some strikes from top position.
Khalidov controlling from the top position.
Resnov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Resnov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Khalidov dives into side control.
Gabriel Resnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Resnov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Khalidov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Khalidov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov wants to control but Resnov is keeping him busy.
Resnov defending against the ground and pound.
Resnov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Khalidov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Resnov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khalidov working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Resnov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabriel Resnov!