PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ofalltrades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlaimir Cuschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuschenko has chosen T.A.T.U - Prostye Dvizhen'ya as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ofalltrades
vs
Cuschenko

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing
NCC: Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Ofalltrades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlaimir Cuschenko!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ofalltrades swings for the body but Cuschenko moves out of range.

Ofalltrades moves into the clinch.
Cuschenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cuschenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ofalltrades.
Ofalltrades throws an elbow but it misses.
Ofalltrades drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cuschenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ofalltrades misses with a double jab.

Ofalltrades fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cuschenko sprawls well initially but Ofalltrades persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Cuschenko actively working from the bottom here.
Cuschenko wants to get back to full guard.
Cuschenko desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cuschenko moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ofalltrades's guard.
Cuschenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ofalltrades keeping moving, preventing Cuschenko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cuschenko drops back looking for a leg! Ofalltrades is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ofalltrades manages to kick Cuschenko off! Cuschenko jumps back into Ofalltrades's guard.
Cuschenko trying to control but Ofalltrades is working from the bottom.
Cuschenko with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuschenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ofalltrades is trying to control the position but Cuschenko postures up.

Cuschenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ofalltrades knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cuschenko on the ground.
Ofalltrades is breathing heavily.

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

Cuschenko clinches.
Cuschenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Ofalltrades has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ofalltrades.
Ofalltrades has had enough of the clinch but Cuschenko keeps him there for the moment.
Cuschenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ofalltrades is keeping busy.
Ofalltrades prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuschenko stops a takedown attempt from Ofalltrades.
Ofalltrades is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuschenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ofalltrades. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ofalltrades escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuschenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ofalltrades.
Cuschenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko misses with a low kick.
Ofalltrades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuschenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ofalltrades swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cuschenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko controlling the action here.
Cuschenko wants to control but Ofalltrades is keeping him busy.
Cuschenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cuschenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Ofalltrades is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cuschenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cuschenko lands a nice short elbow.
Cuschenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cuschenko slips a nice elbow through Ofalltrades's hands, connecting with Ofalltrades's forehead.
Ground and pound from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko moves nicely into side control.
Cuschenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cuschenko scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlaimir Cuschenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ofalltrades shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cuschenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ofalltrades tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ofalltrades thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but Ofalltrades keeps moving.
Ofalltrades wants to sweep but no luck.
Cuschenko forces his way into half guard.
Cuschenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ofalltrades!
Cuschenko landing punches.
Ofalltrades tries to hold on but Cuschenko pushes him away.
Cuschenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ofalltrades can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ofalltrades is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cuschenko trying to control but Ofalltrades is having none of it.
Ofalltrades tries to hold on but Cuschenko pushes him away.
Ofalltrades is in a horrible position here. Cuschenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ofalltrades really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cuschenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Ofalltrades is trying to escape the mount.
Ofalltrades is squirming around, avoiding Cuschenko's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuschenko avoids the attempt from Ofalltrades to control.
Ofalltrades is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Cuschenko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ofalltrades can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cuschenko wants to control the pace but Ofalltrades is squirming around nicely.
Cuschenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko looking to control but Ofalltrades is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ofalltrades trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cuschenko controlling the pace for now.
Cuschenko lands a big shot there that rocks Ofalltrades but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ofalltrades taking shots to the head.
Ofalltrades is squirming around, avoiding Cuschenko's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cuschenko dominating with strikes here.
Cuschenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ofalltrades is looking to escape.
Cuschenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vlaimir Cuschenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cuschenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ofalltrades's face.
Cuschenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Cuschenko breaks from Ofalltrades's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlaimir Cuschenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cuschenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ofalltrades counters with a big head kick but Cuschenko shrugs it off.

Cuschenko shoots in and bounces Ofalltrades off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cuschenko preventing the sweep.
Cuschenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cuschenko looking to pass the guard.
Cuschenko lands a couple of elbows.
Ofalltrades keeping moving, preventing Cuschenko from controlling successfully.
Cuschenko stands and throws Ofalltrades's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cuschenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cuschenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ofalltrades is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cuschenko off and has taken his back!
Cuschenko breaks Ofalltrades's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but Ofalltrades keeps moving.
Cuschenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ofalltrades is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cuschenko drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cuschenko seems to have locked his on tight now - Ofalltrades screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cuschenko, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Vlaimir Cuschenko!