PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cus Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostam Borodakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jr
vs
Borodakov

188 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cus Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rostam Borodakov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Borodakov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jr's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Borodakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borodakov forces his way into half guard.
Borodakov is trying to control. Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borodakov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jr tries to get out of the position.
Borodakov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borodakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr is not content to let Borodakov control the position.
Borodakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borodakov is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borodakov.
Jr keeping control of the position.
Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borodakov thows a huge punch but Jr dodges it nicely.
Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Borodakov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jr defends it well.
Jr is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jr is staying active underneath Borodakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Borodakov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borodakov on the ground.
Borodakov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Borodakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Borodakov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borodakov landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Borodakov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Borodakov throwing strikes here but Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Borodakov avoids the attempt from Jr to control.
Borodakov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Borodakov raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Borodakov has a good base and remains in mount.
Jr is squirming around, avoiding Borodakov's attempts to control the action.
Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Borodakov working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borodakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jr is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rostam Borodakov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jr.
Borodakov avoids a kick to the body.
Borodakov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Borodakov duly obliges.

It looks like Cus Jr has been cut.

Borodakov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borodakov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Borodakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rostam Borodakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Borodakov throws a big elbow that misses.

Borodakov drops back looking for a leg! Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jr manages to kick Borodakov off! Borodakov jumps back into Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borodakov throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borodakov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borodakov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borodakov wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Borodakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr is retaining full guard.
Borodakov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borodakov stopping the sweep attempt from Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr controls Borodakov momentarily but Borodakov frees himself.
Borodakov lands a couple of elbows.
Borodakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jr keeping moving, preventing Borodakov from controlling successfully.
Borodakov wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borodakov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr working a defensive guard but Borodakov passes into half guard.
Borodakov trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.
Borodakov working the head and body with strikes.
Borodakov winds up and cracks Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Borodakov lands strikes from half guard.
Borodakov works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borodakov wants to control the pace but Jr is squirming around nicely.
Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Borodakov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jr looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borodakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borodakov avoids the attempt from Jr to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rostam Borodakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cus Jr'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. This is the final round!

Borodakov blocks a head kick by Jr.
Borodakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jr, right into the meat.
Borodakov throws a right hand that Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Jr also avoids with ease.
Borodakov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jr. Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borodakov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jr. That one must have hurt.
Jr misses with a low kick.
A combination from Borodakov does no damage.
Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rostam Borodakov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borodakov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borodakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borodakov if he has to take too many more of those.
Borodakov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borodakov.
Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borodakov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jr.
Cus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jr.
Jr cracks the inside of Borodakov's front leg.
Cus Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jr throws a leg kick which misses Borodakov's front leg but catches the back leg as Borodakov tries to avoid it.
Jr cracks the inside of Borodakov's front leg.
Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Rostam Borodakov has been cut.
Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borodakov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick from Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borodakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borodakov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jr is looking to slow Borodakov down with leg kicks.
Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Borodakov off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jr.
Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Borodakov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Borodakov.

Borodakov is rocked!
That kick from Jr tenderised Borodakov's leg. Borodakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borodakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jr finish him?
Jr throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Borodakov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cus Jr!