PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Sarnavskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslaw Krawy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sarnavskiy
vs
Krawy

180 cm
26
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Alexandr Sarnavskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslaw Krawy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Krawy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sarnavskiy doesn't seem phased though.
Sarnavskiy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Krawy instigates a clinch.
Krawy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarnavskiy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krawy walks away with a smile on his face. Sarnavskiy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Krawy moves into the clinch.
Krawy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sarnavskiy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sarnavskiy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandr Sarnavskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Krawy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sarnavskiy can't fight it off and eventually Krawy manages to take the fight to the floor. Sarnavskiy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Krawy is looking to stand up but Sarnavskiy won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawy landing with the ground and pound.
Krawy slips nicely into half guard.
Krawy trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sarnavskiy.
Krawy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Krawy content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Miroslaw Krawy.

Krawy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawy tries to stand but Sarnavskiy is controlling his head.
Sarnavskiy is looking for a sweep.
Krawy cracks Sarnavskiy with a big right hand but Sarnavskiy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Krawy working the ground and pound.
Krawy controlling the position from side mount.

Krawy decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Krawy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krawy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krawy wants to stand but Sarnavskiy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Krawy is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Miroslaw Krawy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Krawy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krawy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sarnavskiy controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslaw Krawy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sarnavskiy gets caught flat footed, as Krawy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krawy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krawy wanted to stand there but Sarnavskiy had control of the position.
Krawy lands a couple of elbows.
Miroslaw Krawy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krawy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Krawy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krawy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sarnavskiy to see if he's OK.
Krawy wants to stand but Sarnavskiy has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy is trying to improve his position.
Krawy tries to stand but Sarnavskiy is controlling his head.
Sarnavskiy is letting Krawy control him for a moment.
Krawy tries to stand but Sarnavskiy is controlling his head.
Krawy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krawy cracks Sarnavskiy with a big elbow.
Krawy lands a few punches from side control.
Krawy controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krawy stands up and beckons Sarnavskiy to his feet.

Krawy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sarnavskiy was covering up waiting for the punch and Krawy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krawy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krawy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sarnavskiy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Krawy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krawy is looking to stand up but Sarnavskiy won't let him.
Krawy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sarnavskiy looking to control.
Krawy pushing down on Sarnavskiy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krawy moves into full mount! Sarnavskiy won't be happy about that!
Sarnavskiy is trying desperately to improve position.
Krawy controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarnavskiy is trying desperately to improve position.
Krawy controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslaw Krawy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Krawy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarnavskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krawy blocks the body kick.

Krawy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sarnavskiy wants to improve his position but Krawy is controlling well.
It looks like Krawy is going to stand back up.
Krawy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krawy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sarnavskiy controls his leg.
Krawy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krawy controlling the action here.
Krawy wants to stand but Sarnavskiy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Krawy is taking a breather. Sarnavskiy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Miroslaw Krawy was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Krawy shoots in and bounces Sarnavskiy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sarnavskiy is trying to keep Krawy in close.
Krawy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sarnavskiy is proving hard to escape from.
Krawy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Miroslaw Krawy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Krawy has Sarnavskiy up against the cage in a clinch.

Krawy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krawy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarnavskiy.

Krawy pushes Sarnavskiy up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Krawy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sarnavskiy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Krawy controlling the position well here. Sarnavskiy rolled but Krawy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Krawy lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Krawy is riding his opponent, not letting Sarnavskiy buck him off.
Krawy is hanging on to Sarnavskiy's back as he tries to escape.
Krawy lands shots from the back.
Krawy controlling from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslaw Krawy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krawy 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslaw Krawy!