PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garland Oars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vovochka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vladimir Vovochka enters the cage!

Oars
vs
Vovochka

200 cm
27
264 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

183 cm
29
285 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garland Oars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vovochka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Oars misses.
Vovochka misses with a takedown attempt - Oars sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vovochka misses with a hook.
Vovochka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oars sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vovochka somewhat.
The fighters circling - Vovochka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oars slips a jab from Vovochka.
Vovochka shoots in for a takedown but Oars shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garland Oars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Vovochka.
Oars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oars tries to clinch but Vovochka is having none of it.

Oars has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Vovochka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars misses with some punches.
Vovochka lands with a left to the head.
Oars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oars misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oars as Vovochka tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oars presses Vovochka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oars misses with some punches.
Vovochka is stalling here.
Oars misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oars fails to land.
Oars lands a hook that snaps the head of Vovochka backwards.
Vovochka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oars is looking to control Vovochka's arms but Vovochka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oars has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vovochka.
Oars tries to stall but Vovochka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vovochka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oars misses with some punches.
Oars fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovochka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oars backwards.
Oars misses with some punches.
Oars tries to throw a body punch but Vovochka avoids it by throwing Oars back against the cage.
Oars swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Oars.
Oars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oars swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oars misses with the head strike.
Vovochka looking for a takedown.
Vovochka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oars letting Vovochka take a breather here.
Vovochka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vovochka blocks an uppercut.
Vovochka blocks an uppercut.
Oars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oars has a couple of punches blocked by Vovochka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oars swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovochka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oars misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovochka prevents a body shot from Oars.
Vovochka taking a breather.
Oars throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovochka.
Vovochka can't find room to land a body shot as Oars controls the action.
Oars trying to control the position but instead, Vovochka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oars into the cage.
Vovochka lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oars misses with some punches.
Oars tries to throw a body punch but Vovochka avoids it by throwing Oars back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oars moves in looking to clinch but Vovochka pushes him off.
Vovochka looks to throw the jab but Oars is out of range.

Oars has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vovochka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oars after a bit of a struggle.
Oars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vovochka.
Oars working aggressively here.
Garland Oars has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oars misses with some punches.
Vovochka lands with a left to the head.
Oars misses with a body punch.
Oars tries to work over Vovochka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovochka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oars working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovochka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vovochka lands with a left to the head.
Vovochka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oars throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovochka.
A head punch on the inside from Oars fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oars.
Oars lands with a light punch inside.
Vovochka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oars swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovochka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oars lands an uppercut.
Vovochka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oars'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oars gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garland Oars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Vovochka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oars scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oars misses with some punches.
Oars tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oars throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovochka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oars.
Vovochka slows down the pace here.
Oars misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oars looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oars doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oars gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vovochka.
Vovochka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oars is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vovochka is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka gets through Oars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oars looking to slow down the pace here.
Oars lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vovochka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oars throws a head punch that misses.
Oars dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oars working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vovochka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oars misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vovochka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garland Oars dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vovochka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vovochka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovochka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oars takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vovochka shoots in for a takedown but Oars shows good takedown defense.
Vovochka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vovochka clobbers Oars with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oars scores with a jab. Vovochka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Vovochka lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oars uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vovochka has time to react.
Vovochka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars lands a nice shot to the body.
Oars throws a hook but Vovochka blocks it.
Vovochka moves away from the strike by Oars.
Oars tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vovochka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovochka slips a jab from Oars.
Oars tries to clinch but Vovochka moves out of range.
Vovochka takes a swing at Oars's ribcage but misses.
Vovochka tries to clinch but Oars moves out of range.
Vovochka shoots in for a double leg but Oars sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Garland Oars has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Vovochka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vovochka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oars misses with a right hand
and Vovochka counters with a nice uppercut.
Oars swings for the body but Vovochka moves out of range.
Garland Oars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovochka misses with a looping right.
Oars throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovochka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oars tries to clinch up.
Vovochka defending well as Oars loads up on a big left hand.
Vovochka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovochka manages to avoid it.
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!
Vovochka shoots in but no luck this time.
Vovochka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A cross from Oars lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oars misses with a wild body shot.

Vovochka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vladimir Vovochka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Oars's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Vovochka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vovochka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vovochka wants to control but Oars is keeping him busy.
Oars manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vovochka's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oars trying to control but Vovochka postures up.
Vovochka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oars knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Vovochka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vovochka is stalling here. Oars is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vovochka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Oars has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oars trying to control the position but Vovochka is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Vovochka.
I think Oars 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garland Oars!
Garland Oars really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.