PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shutshkchzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lambert
vs
Shutshkchzo

221 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Shutshkchzo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutshkchzo has his takedown stuffed
and Lambert counters with a straight right hand.

Shutshkchzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lambert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Shutshkchzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lambert wanted to stand there but Shutshkchzo had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutshkchzo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lambert wants to get up but he can't break Shutshkchzo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Shutshkchzo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lambert has passed into half guard!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutshkchzo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lambert wants to stand but Shutshkchzo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shutshkchzo has his foot on Lambert's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lambert works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shutshkchzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lambert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shutshkchzo is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Scotty Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lambert drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lambert wants to stand but Shutshkchzo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lambert trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Lambert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shutshkchzo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Lambert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lambert is looking to stand up but Shutshkchzo won't let him.
Lambert is fighting to break Shutshkchzo's control of his arms but Shutshkchzo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scotty Lambert.
Lambert throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Andrei Shutshkchzo has been cut.
Lambert really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lambert darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shutshkchzo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutshkchzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lambert.
Shutshkchzo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lambert landing with the ground and pound.
Shutshkchzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tries to hold on but Shutshkchzo postures up.
Lambert really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lambert is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Shutshkchzo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lambert is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert tries to control Shutshkchzo's body but Shutshkchzo pushes him off. Lambert squirms to his side and now Shutshkchzo has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Lambert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Shutshkchzo's cut.
That's time! Lambert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Shutshkchzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lambert.

Lambert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shutshkchzo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lambert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shutshkchzo is pulling down on Lambert's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert throwing strikes from guard but Shutshkchzo blocks nicely.
Lambert throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lambert is looking to stand up but Shutshkchzo won't let him.
Lambert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scotty Lambert.
Shutshkchzo with a poor takedown
and Lambert counters with a series of strikes. Shutshkchzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lambert works Shutshkchzo's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutshkchzo dodges the punch combination from Lambert.

Lambert throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shutshkchzo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lambert is in Shutshkchzo's guard.
Lambert tries to stand but Shutshkchzo is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scotty Lambert just wasn't active enough.
Shutshkchzo has his takedown stuffed
and Lambert counters with a big head kick but Shutshkchzo shrugs it off.
Shutshkchzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lambert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andrei Shutshkchzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lambert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shutshkchzo has a closed guard, preventing Lambert from standing up.
Shutshkchzo has control of Lambert's left arm, preventing Lambert from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Scotty Lambert wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shutshkchzo with a poor takedown

and Lambert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scotty Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Shutshkchzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutshkchzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Shutshkchzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lambert is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lambert is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Lambert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lambert has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Lambert!