PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesco White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gugo Ograni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke the Fire. Ograni has chosen Ameno - Era as his entrance music. Jesco White has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

White
vs
Ograni

200 cm
34
198 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

183 cm
39
195 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesco White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gugo Ograni!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ograni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White shoots in but Ograni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ograni scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White tries to clinch there but Ograni circles away.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Ograni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ograni misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ograni. That snapped White's head back.
Ograni misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Ograni moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gugo Ograni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ograni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ograni trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Ograni pushing down on White's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ograni thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

Ograni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ograni.

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

Ograni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to stand back up but Ograni is controlling him
Ograni controlling the action here.
White wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ograni tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.

Ograni is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.

Ograni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Ograni eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is looking to control Ograni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep. Ograni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ograni wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ograni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on White's thigh. White counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ograni stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ograni is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.

Ograni tries for a kimura but White is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ograni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ograni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
White is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ograni on the ground.

Ograni is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is pushing Ograni's head away, looking to escape. Ograni manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ograni advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ograni throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Ograni avoids a punch combination nicely.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Ograni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ograni scores with a jab to the head.
White is looking to clinch but Ograni is avoiding it.

White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ograni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ograni wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Ograni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ograni forces his way into half guard.

Ograni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ograni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ograni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White is trying to maintain the position but Ograni is very close to passing his half guard.
Ograni wants to pass the guard but White is defending well.
White trying to control from the bottom.

Ograni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ograni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White is staying active underneath Ograni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to maintain the position but Ograni is very close to passing his half guard.

Ograni is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ograni to get the leverage.
White is looking to improve his position.
Ograni trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White is looking to control Ograni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Ograni not doing much here.

White pushes Ograni off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ograni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ograni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ograni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gugo Ograni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ograni throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White is looking to clinch but Ograni is avoiding it.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ograni gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ograni seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. White is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gugo Ograni!
A relieved looking Gugo Ograni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.