PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dzhamalay Kadyrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voa Bruxao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voa Bruxao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kadyrow
vs
Bruxao

185 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzhamalay Kadyrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Voa Bruxao!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadyrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruxao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kadyrow thinking.
Kadyrow throws a combination that misses
letting Bruxao counter with a right hand.
Kadyrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kadyrow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bruxao to the ground. Kadyrow is now in Bruxao's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bruxao wants to get back to his feet but Kadyrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kadyrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kadyrow postures up in Bruxao's guard and throws a big left but Bruxao blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadyrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruxao's head.
Kadyrow is working Bruxao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kadyrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kadyrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kadyrow stopping the sweep attempt from Bruxao.
Bruxao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bruxao has momentary wrist control but Kadyrow slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadyrow looking to pass the guard.

Bruxao working for a triangle but Kadyrow defends it easily.
Kadyrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kadyrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kadyrow won't allow Bruxao to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kadyrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kadyrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruxao's head.
Kadyrow working some strikes from top position.
Kadyrow stopping the sweep attempt from Bruxao.
Kadyrow working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadyrow is working Bruxao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kadyrow throwing strikes but missing.
Bruxao wants to get back to his feet but Kadyrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bruxao looks winded!
Kadyrow lands a couple of digs.
Kadyrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kadyrow scoring with some ground and pound.
Kadyrow landing with the ground and pound.
Kadyrow distracts Bruxao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao wants to stand up but Kadyrow is controlling him.
Kadyrow is working Bruxao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kadyrow landing some decent shots from guard.
Kadyrow is in close to Bruxao's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Bruxao is rocked!
Kadyrow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kadyrow landing some decent shots from guard.
Bruxao is still in real trouble! Can Kadyrow finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruxao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kadyrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kadyrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadyrow scoring with some ground and pound.
Kadyrow sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bruxao's guard.
Bruxao is trying to stand up here but Kadyrow is controlling him well.
Kadyrow is nestled in close to Bruxao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kadyrow drops an elbow to the side of Bruxao's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kadyrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bruxao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kadyrow drops an elbow to the side of Bruxao's head.
Kadyrow working Bruxao over with strikes.
Bruxao has hold of Kadyrow's hands but Kadyrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kadyrow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruxao is in trouble now - Kadyrow has advanced to mount!
Kadyrow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruxao is looking to improve his position but Kadyrow isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruxao seems to have recovered his senses.
Kadyrow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruxao is looking to improve his position but Kadyrow isn't that keen on the idea.
Kadyrow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bruxao looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dzhamalay Kadyrow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kadyrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Bruxao. No joy for Kadyrow on that attempt.
No luck for Kadyrow with that takedown attempt.
Kadyrow throws a combination that misses
and Bruxao counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruxao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kadyrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruxao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kadyrow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kadyrow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruxao sprawls well. Bruxao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kadyrow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzhamalay Kadyrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadyrow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadyrow takes one to the chin there.
Kadyrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruxao counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Bruxao coming out on top.
Dzhamalay Kadyrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadyrow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruxao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kadyrow misses with a combination
and Bruxao counters with a left to the body.
Voa Bruxao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruxao lands a slapping body shot.
Bruxao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruxao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kadyrow falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bruxao to counter with a crisp jab.
Kadyrow shoots in for a double leg but Bruxao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruxao digs a good hook to Kadyrow's body.
Bruxao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruxao scores with a decent looking hook.
Kadyrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruxao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruxao.
Bruxao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruxao lands with a straight right. Kadyrow didn't see that one coming.
Kadyrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruxao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kadyrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice jab there from Bruxao.
Kadyrow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruxao defends it nicely.
Bruxao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voa Bruxao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kadyrow needs to keep his hands up - Bruxao had a free shot at his head there.
Bruxao connects with a looping right hand.
Kadyrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kadyrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao jabs Kadyrow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kadyrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruxao lands with a hook. Kadyrow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kadyrow is defended easily by Bruxao.
Bruxao cracks Kadyrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Kadyrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruxao lands a jab to the nose.
Bruxao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kadyrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kadyrow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrow walks into a stiff left hand from Bruxao.
Bruxao catches Kadyrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot by Bruxao.
Bruxao slaps away a takedown attempt from Kadyrow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kadyrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kadyrow throws a combination that misses
and Bruxao counters with a nice uppercut.
Kadyrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kadyrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruxao cracks Kadyrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruxao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kadyrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruxao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruxao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kadyrow backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Voa Bruxao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Kadyrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruxao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Kadyrow with that takedown attempt.

Kadyrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bruxao!
Bruxao manages to get back to half guard.
Bruxao wants to get back to his feet.
Dzhamalay Kadyrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kadyrow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kadyrow lands a nice short elbow.
Kadyrow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruxao is looking to escape.
Bruxao wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadyrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bruxao is looking to improve his position.
Kadyrow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bruxao wants to get back to full guard.
Bruxao trying to control from the bottom.
Kadyrow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kadyrow winds up and cracks Bruxao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bruxao is looking to escape.
Bruxao wants to improve his position but Kadyrow is controlling well.
Kadyrow working over Bruxao with some ground and pound. Bruxao looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruxao is trying to stand up here but Kadyrow is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Kadyrow there.
Kadyrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kadyrow connects with a nice short shot to Bruxao's temple.
Bruxao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bruxao has hold of Kadyrow's hands but Kadyrow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kadyrow working Bruxao over with strikes.
Kadyrow slips a nice elbow through Bruxao's hands, connecting with Bruxao's forehead.
Kadyrow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bruxao taking some punishment here, with Kadyrow in his half guard.
Bruxao tries to get to full guard but Kadyrow has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrow lands with a punch from half guard.
Kadyrow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Kadyrow.
Bruxao is looking to control Kadyrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruxao avoid being mounted?
Kadyrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bruxao wants to control but Kadyrow is keeping busy.
Kadyrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bruxao pushes Kadyrow off looking to stand but Kadyrow dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadyrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bruxao is trying to get back to full guard.
Kadyrow is nestled in close to Bruxao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kadyrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bruxao pushes Kadyrow off looking to stand but Kadyrow dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kadyrow lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadyrow is nestled in close to Bruxao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bruxao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kadyrow is working away from the top position though.
Kadyrow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bruxao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dzhamalay Kadyrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kadyrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dzhamalay Kadyrow!