PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Pupkoff has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pupkoff
vs
Samedov

185 cm
27
225 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupkoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Samedov is just out of range.
Samedov scores with a jab.
Samedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pupkoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Samedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pupkoff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Samedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pupkoff.
Samedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pupkoff displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samedov.
Pupkoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Pupkoff does no damage.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pupkoff scores with a one two! Samedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Igor Samedov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pupkoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Samedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pupkoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samedov.
Samedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.

Pupkoff tries to keep at a distance but Samedov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Samedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Samedov coming out on top.

Samedov gets a double leg takedown into Pupkoff's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pupkoff is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Samedov dives into side control.
Samedov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Samedov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pupkoff to his feet.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samedov throws a right hand that Pupkoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Pupkoff also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pupkoff.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samedov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pupkoff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pupkoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samedov lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Pupkoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pupkoff sizes up Samedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samedov scores with a shot to the body.
Samedov throws a right hand that Pupkoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Pupkoff also avoids with ease.
Pupkoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupkoff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pupkoff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samedov jabs at Pupkoff's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pupkoff throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Samedov counter with a right hand.
Samedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pupkoff feints and then cracks Samedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samedov down.
Pupkoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samedov misses with a straight left.
Pupkoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samedov.

Samedov drops Pupkoff with a beautiful combination! Pupkoff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Samedov is looking for the KO!

Pupkoff is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Samedov avoids it well.
Oh Pupkoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Pupkoff clinches up against the cage.
Samedov prevents Pupkoff from breaking the clinch.
Pupkoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Samedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pupkoff pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pupkoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pupkoff moves in looking to clinch but Samedov pushes him off.
Pupkoff digs a good hook to Samedov's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Samedov.
Samedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Samedov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samedov circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Pupkoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good standup being displayed there by Samedov as he connects with a hook.
Samedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pupkoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pupkoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Samedov circles away.
Samedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pupkoff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pupkoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pupkoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samedov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Samedov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Samedov throws a right and a left that Pupkoff avoids nicely.

Pupkoff closes the distance and clinches.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pupkoff avoids it really well and circles away.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pupkoff's hands.
Samedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samedov throws a looping overhand right but Pupkoff ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Pupkoff.
Samedov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pupkoff back to the cage. Samedov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pupkoff walks into a stiff left hand from Samedov.
Pupkoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samedov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pupkoff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Samedov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pupkoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Pupkoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Samedov won't allow Pupkoff to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samedov gets to his feet - Pupkoff follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pupkoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pupkoff enables Samedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pupkoff manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pupkoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pupkoff is looking to stand up but Samedov isn't so interested in that idea.

Samedov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pupkoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pupkoff, right into the meat.
Samedov misses with a double jab
and Pupkoff counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pupkoff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Pupkoff misses.
Samedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a one two combo.
Samedov misses with a hook.
Pupkoff throws a combination that misses
and Samedov counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pupkoff motions for Samedov to come forward. Pupkoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samedov misses with an uppercut. Pupkoff saw that one coming.
Samedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Pupkoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pupkoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pupkoff wants to clinch
and Samedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samedov tries to bum rush Pupkoff with a series of wild strikes but Pupkoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pupkoff tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a one two combo.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pupkoff misses with a straight left.
Pupkoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samedov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pupkoff ducks under a wild hook from Samedov.
Pupkoff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Igor Samedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff is looking to wear down Samedov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pupkoff moves out of range of the strikes.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov avoids them all with ease.
Pupkoff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Samedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Samedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pupkoff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivan Pupkoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Samedov.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff slips a jab from Samedov.
Samedov misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pupkoff thumps Samedov with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pupkoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Samedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Samedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pupkoff.

Samedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Samedov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pupkoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samedov on the ground.

Samedov stands up.
Pupkoff wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff tries to land a leg kick but Samedov saw it coming and moves away.
Pupkoff misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Igor Samedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
Samedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pupkoff.
Pupkoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Samedov connects with a jab.
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Samedov throws a series of strikes that have Pupkoff backpedaling.
Samedov misses with a hook
and Pupkoff counters with a left and a right that stings Samedov.
Pupkoff closes the distance but Samedov moves to the side
and Samedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pupkoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Samedov circles away.
Pupkoff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samedov throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pupkoff misses with a combination
enabling Samedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pupkoff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Samedov checks it well.
Pupkoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samedov closes the distance and clinches up with Pupkoff, looking for a takedown. Samedov pushes Pupkoff against the cage but Pupkoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a body shot.

Samedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samedov lands in his opponent's guard.

Samedov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pupkoff avoids the body shot from Samedov.

Samedov gets tackled into the cage by Pupkoff. Pupkoff maintains the clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pupkoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samedov throws a jab when Pupkoff was well out of range.
Pupkoff slaps away a takedown attempt from Samedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samedov misses with a hook. Pupkoff ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Samedov lands a jab to Pupkoff's midsection.
Samedov throws a right hand that misses
and Pupkoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pupkoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pupkoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pupkoff motions for Samedov to come forward. Pupkoff throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pupkoff tries to clinch but Samedov moves out of range.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov avoids them all with ease.
Samedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pupkoff scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Samedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pupkoff is looking to clinch.
Pupkoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samedov on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Samedov moves out of range.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samedov.
Pupkoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samedov lands a nice hook to Pupkoff's body. Pupkoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pupkoff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samedov shoots in for a takedown but Pupkoff shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Pupkoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Samedov.
Samedov throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Samedov!
Samedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pupkoff looks to land a combination but Samedov avoids it well.
Pupkoff falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Samedov counter with a right hand.

Samedov has closed the distance and engaged Pupkoff in a clinch.
Samedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Pupkoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samedov has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pupkoff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pupkoff dodges the punch combination from Samedov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samedov. Pupkoff does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pupkoff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Samedov prevents Pupkoff from breaking the clinch.
Ivan Pupkoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samedov blocks a body shot from Pupkoff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pupkoff.

Samedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pupkoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Samedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pupkoff on the side of the head.
Igor Samedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samedov throws a nice looking combination but Pupkoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Samedov.
I've got Samedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Samedov!
Our winner, Igor Samedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.