PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uther Champy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Sergienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Champy comes to the cage accompanied by Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest for the Wicked. Andrei Sergienko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Uther Champy's chin.

Champy
vs
Sergienko

225 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uther Champy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Sergienko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sergienko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sergienko preventing the sweep.
Sergienko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sergienko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Champy is on top in guard.
Sergienko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Champy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Champy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sergienko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Champy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Champy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Champy throwing strikes but missing.
Champy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sergienko trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champy throwing strikes but missing.
Champy with a nice head shot there.
Sergienko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sergienko has momentary wrist control but Champy slips an elbow through the middle.
Champy trying to control but Sergienko is working from the bottom.
Champy passes Sergienko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Champy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sergienko's head.
Champy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sergienko's head.
Sergienko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Champy misses with a head shot. Sergienko uses the momentum to regain guard.
Champy wants to control from the top but Sergienko keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Champy throws an elbow that misses. Sergienko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Champy's guard. Nice move by Sergienko!
Champy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sergienko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Champy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sergienko is in close to Champy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sergienko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sergienko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sergienko trying to control the position from guard on top but Champy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergienko throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sergienko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sergienko postures up in Champy's guard and throws a big left but Champy blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Champy keeping moving, preventing Sergienko from controlling successfully.
Champy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sergienko controls the pace.
Sergienko stopping the sweep attempt from Champy.
Sergienko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sergienko is fighting to break Champy's control of his arms but Champy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Champy's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Champy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sergienko circles away.

Sergienko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Champy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sergienko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Champy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sergienko won't allow Champy to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sergienko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sergienko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Champy wants to sweep but no luck.
Champy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergienko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Champy looking to control.
Sergienko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sergienko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Sergienko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Champy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sergienko has managed to get both his arms back between Champy's legs - danger averted.
Champy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uther Champy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Champy misses with a wild body shot.
Uther Champy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sergienko pinned against the cage. Sergienko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sergienko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Champy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sergienko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sergienko trying to control but Champy is working from the bottom.
Champy looking for a sweep. Not yet Champy, not yet.
Sergienko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sergienko is looking to work some ground and pound but Champy has wrist control.
Sergienko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Champy is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergienko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Champy looking to control.
Sergienko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sergienko throws an elbow that misses. Champy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sergienko's guard. Nice move by Champy!
Champy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Champy throwing strikes from guard but Sergienko blocks nicely.

Sergienko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Champy is aware though and is defending well.
Champy trying to control but Sergienko is working from the bottom.
Sergienko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Champy is one step ahead there.
Champy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champy throws a big elbow that misses.
Sergienko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sergienko trying to keep a closed guard but Champy is proving a slippery customer.
Sergienko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Champy landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champy postures up in Sergienko's guard and throws a big left but Sergienko blocks it.
Champy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Champy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergienko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Champy throws a big elbow that misses.
Sergienko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sergienko looking to control.

Champy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sergienko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Champy has managed to get both his arms back between Sergienko's legs - danger averted.
Champy is in close to Sergienko's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sergienko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Champy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sergienko is keeping the position for now.
Champy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Champy is in close to Sergienko's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sergienko keeping moving, preventing Champy from controlling successfully.
Champy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Champy with a nice head shot there.
Sergienko keeping full guard, as Champy tries to pass.
Champy connects with a couple of short punches.
Champy cracks Sergienko with a solid left hand.

It looks like Andrei Sergienko has been cut.
Champy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sergienko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Champy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sergienko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uther Champy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Sergienko's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Champy lands a glancing blow to the side of Sergienko's head.
Champy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sergienko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Sergienko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Champy working a defensive guard here.
Sergienko works over Champy with some ground and pound from guard.

Champy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sergienko advances to half guard.
Champy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sergienko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Champy.
Sergienko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Champy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergienko won't allow Champy to sweep him here.
Sergienko chips away with some ground and pound.
Champy wants to hit a switch here but Sergienko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Champy there!
Sergienko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sergienko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Champy is rocked!
Sergienko postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Champy out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sergienko goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrei Sergienko!
A very excited looking Andrei Sergienko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.