PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Foka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel de Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foka
vs
de Borg

183 cm
23
242 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

184 cm
23
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Foka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel de Borg!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foka has de Borg up against the cage in a clinch.
Foka is pressed up against the cage. de Borg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foka down to the mat. Foka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foka fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Borg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foka.

Foka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming de Borg to the mat! de Borg manages to get full guard.
Foka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Borg on the ground.
de Borg keeping moving, preventing Foka from controlling successfully.

de Borg had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Foka is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. de Borg Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Foka's back instead.
Foka prevents de Borg from getting a body triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Foka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from de Borg.
Foka keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Foka trying to control from the bottom.
Foka is looking for a sweep. de Borg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foka wants to control but de Borg is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foka lands a two punch combo.
Miroslav Foka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Foka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
de Borg looks gassed!
de Borg tries to improve position but can't.
de Borg wants to control but Foka postures up.
Foka controlling from side mount.
de Borg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foka pushes de Borg off looking to stand but de Borg dives back in and keeps control.
Foka is staying active underneath de Borg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Foka is trying to get back to full guard.
de Borg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foka keeps working.
Foka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de Borg is working away from the top position though.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

de Borg feints and as Foka raises his hands in defense, de Borg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foka is looking to stand up but de Borg isn't so interested in that idea.
de Borg advances position into side control!
A control attempt from Foka but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Foka 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.

Foka lands a jab to the head.

de Borg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Borg wants to pass to mount but Foka is defending the position.
Foka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de Borg is working away from the top position though.
de Borg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Foka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de Borg wants to free his trapped foot but Foka is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foka tries to get to full guard but de Borg has control of the leg.
Foka tries to kick de Borg off but de Borg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Foka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Borg avoids the body shot from Foka.

Foka shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Foka showed some decent athleticism there.
Foka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de Borg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
de Borg tries to roll over but Foka keeps him under control.
de Borg is positioning himself well to prevent Foka advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foka is just content to waste time from the top position. de Borg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Foka has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing de Borg to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Foka is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - de Borg pulls down on the head and he's put Foka to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel de Borg!