PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobroma Garvonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Cyran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Garvonin
vs
Cyran

174 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobroma Garvonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominik Cyran!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvonin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cyran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garvonin somewhat.

Cyran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garvonin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Garvonin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cyran holds on and takes a little breather.
Cyran controls Garvonin momentarily but Garvonin frees himself.

Garvonin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garvonin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvonin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cyran seems keen to control Garvonin's posture.
Garvonin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cyran is keeping the position for now.
Cyran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garvonin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garvonin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is keeping the position.
Garvonin is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin looking to sit in guard and control but Cyran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garvonin keeping moving, preventing Cyran from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garvonin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cyran working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cyran scoring with some ground and pound.
Cyran trying to control but Garvonin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cyran looking to sit in guard and control but Garvonin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cyran is keeping the position for now.
Cyran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin is pushing down on Cyran's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cyran is fighting to maintain full guard but Garvonin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garvonin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garvonin content just to control the position here.
Cyran working to try and regain half guard.
Garvonin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobroma Garvonin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cyran slaps away a takedown attempt from Garvonin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Garvonin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cyran to the ground. Garvonin is now in Cyran's guard.
Garvonin trying to control but Cyran is working from the bottom.
Garvonin looking to sit in guard and control but Cyran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garvonin trying to control the position.
Garvonin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cyran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Kobroma Garvonin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt

and Cyran counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garvonin!
Kobroma Garvonin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cyran wants to control but Garvonin is keeping him busy.
Garvonin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Garvonin is not content to let Cyran control the position.
Cyran working away.
Cyran working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garvonin manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garvonin trying to control but Cyran postures up.
Garvonin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cyran scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garvonin is not content to let Cyran control the position.
Cyran seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cyran is trying to control. Garvonin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cyran is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cyran slips a nice elbow through Garvonin's hands, connecting with Garvonin's forehead.
Garvonin taking some punishment here, with Cyran in his half guard.
Cyran throwing shots but Garvonin is blocking nicely.
Cyran is stalling here. Garvonin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cyran seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Garvonin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Garvonin wants to control for a moment but Cyran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin stops Cyran from getting back to his feet.
Cyran is looking for a sweep. Garvonin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cyran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cyran keeping moving, preventing Garvonin from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyran controlling the position.
Garvonin tries to free his leg and advance position but Cyran is retaining full guard.
Garvonin postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cyran managing to control the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dominik Cyran hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt

and Cyran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobroma Garvonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garvonin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyran prevents Garvonin from getting back to his feet.
Garvonin keeping moving, preventing Cyran from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominik Cyran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Garvonin misses with a takedown attempt

and Cyran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garvonin stops a takedown attempt from Cyran.
Garvonin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cyran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Garvonin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cyran gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobroma Garvonin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyran is trying to drag Garvonin to the mat but Garvonin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Garvonin tries for a takedown. No joy.

Cyran is trying to trip Garvonin. He has hold of a leg but Garvonin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cyran persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cyran must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garvonin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cyran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cyran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cyran throws an elbow that misses. Garvonin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cyran's guard. Nice move by Garvonin!
Cyran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cyran keeping moving, preventing Garvonin from controlling successfully.
Cyran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garvonin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cyran swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyran is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kobroma Garvonin.

Garvonin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cyran's half guard.
Garvonin wants to free his trapped foot but Cyran is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Garvonin is working for a kimura but Cyran is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin prevents Cyran from improving his position.

Garvonin is trying to work for a kimura but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin is thwarting Cyran's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garvonin wants to pass the guard but Cyran is defending well.
Garvonin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cyran is squirming around, avoiding Garvonin's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cyran can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvonin avoids the attempt from Cyran to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominik Cyran.
I think Cyran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Dominik Cyran!

Dominik Cyran wins by unanimous decision!