BCFC 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Elenshack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kwaak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kwaak
vs
Elenshack

175 cm
21
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herman Elenshack!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak lands a right hook to the body.
Kwaak is looking to slow Elenshack down with leg kicks.
Kwaak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kwaak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Herman Elenshack has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwaak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elenshack looks gassed!
Kwaak throws a nice inside leg kick.

Kwaak lands a high kick to the side of Elenshack's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Kwaak dives into guard, looking to finish.

Elenshack is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kwaak postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Elenshack covers up, he's hurt! Kwaak keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kwaak and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kwaak can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Kwaak!
Sam Kwaak made sure to mention his sponsor, [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS] in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teodoro Gohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reipas
vs
Gohan

175 cm
23
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Reipas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teodoro Gohan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reipas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gohan but Gohan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reipas with a poor takedown
and Reipas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reipas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gohan's waist but Gohan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reipas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Reipas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Gohan misses the target.
Gohan slaps away a takedown attempt from Reipas, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Reipas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reipas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gohan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Reipas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Reipas prevents Gohan from getting back to his feet.

Reipas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gohan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gohan has escaped and now he's on top!

Reipas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gohan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reipas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gohan has managed to get both his arms back between Reipas's legs - danger averted.

Reipas is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gohan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Reipas's body to avoid the submission. Reipas has instead reached around Gohan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Reipas arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Riku Reipas!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Puukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hansen
vs
Puukko

185 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steffen Hansen!
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, Pekka Puukko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puukko throws out a powerful jab.
Puukko misses with a straight left.
Puukko lands with a hook. Hansen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Puukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Puukko pushes him off.
Hansen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Hansen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Puukko!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hansen controlling the pace for now.
Puukko tries to reverse the position but Hansen maintains control.
Puukko taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen lands a big elbow.

Puukko is rocked!
Hansen prevents Puukko from getting the reversal.
Hansen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Puukko covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffen Hansen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Mesrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Thai
vs
Mesrine

192 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Mesrine!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesrine misses with a takedown attempt - Thai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesrine throws a lazy head kick
and Thai counters with a low kick, right behind Mesrine 's knee.
Mesrine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thai avoids it really well and circles away.
Thai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thai connects with a leg kick. Mesrine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thai thumps Mesrine with a low kick.
Mesrine looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesrine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mesrine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Mesrine's front leg but catches the back leg as Mesrine tries to avoid it.
Mesrine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai scores with a head kick. Mesrine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mesrine's sensitive parts.
Jacques Mesrine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai thumps Mesrine with a low kick.
Thai scores with a head kick. Mesrine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Mesrine is rocked!
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mesrine swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Mesrine's front leg but catches the back leg as Mesrine tries to avoid it.
Thai circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mesrine drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Thai follows Mesrine to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Thai!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Dyuzev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliott McSweeny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihail Dyuzev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dyuzev
vs
McSweeny

185 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

166 cm
20
149 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Dyuzev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eliott McSweeny!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from McSweeny does no damage.
Dyuzev slips a jab and a cross from McSweeny.
Dyuzev throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dyuzev has closed the distance and engaged McSweeny in a clinch.
McSweeny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dyuzev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dyuzev is trying to break the clinch but McSweeny has him pressed against the cage.

McSweeny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeny misses with the combination.
Dyuzev tries to clinch up.
McSweeny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Dyuzev closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dyuzev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McSweeny uses from the top position.
McSweeny would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyuzev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McSweeny would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dyuzev has his feet on McSweeny's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McSweeny looks to land a combination. Dyuzev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McSweeny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McSweeny jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eliott McSweeny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSweeny throws a right hand that Dyuzev ducks under and follows up with a left that Dyuzev also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeny fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McSweeny looks to land a combination but Dyuzev avoids it well.

Dyuzev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dyuzev is trying to push McSweeny away but McSweeny has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyuzev jumps guard but McSweeny stands there with Dyuzev around his waist. Dyuzev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dyuzev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dyuzev wants to get back to striking at distance but McSweeny won't allow it.

Dyuzev jumps guard and drags McSweeny to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McSweeny content to stall in guard here.
McSweeny trying to control the position from guard on top but Dyuzev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dyuzev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McSweeny defends it easily.
McSweeny wants to stand but Dyuzev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dyuzev wants to stand but McSweeny is controlling the position.
McSweeny wants to stand and escape but instead Dyuzev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyuzev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dyuzev gets to his feet. McSweeny looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McSweeny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McSweeny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dyuzev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McSweeny.
McSweeny feints a jab promting Dyuzev to slip. McSweeny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dyuzev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSweeny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dyuzev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyuzev throws a nice looking combination but McSweeny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McSweeny misses with a wild combination.
Dyuzev wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliott McSweeny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McSweeny shoots in but no luck this time.
Dyuzev fails with a takedown attempt.
Dyuzev wants to clinch up but McSweeny keeps it at a distance.
McSweeny moves out of range as Dyuzev throws a body kick.
McSweeny shoots in for a takedown but Dyuzev shows good takedown defense.
Dyuzev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McSweeny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McSweeny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dyuzev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McSweeny as he avoids it easily.
Dyuzev shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mihail Dyuzev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from McSweeny does no damage.
McSweeny throws a combination. Dyuzev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSweeny scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSweeny scores with a three punch combo!

Dyuzev is rocked!
McSweeny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Dyuzev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eliott McSweeny seems to be getting the better of the standup.

McSweeny lands a left and a right that send Dyuzev crashing to the mat, dazed. McSweeny thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dyuzev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSweeny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McSweeny connects with a right that clearly hurt Dyuzev. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as McSweeny proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Dyuzev collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliott McSweeny!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stas Andreev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Filipovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stas Andreev's chin.

Andreev
vs
Filipovic

204 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stas Andreev!
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, Fedor Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Stas Andreev has been cut.
Filipovic rushes Andreev with punches - Andreev moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Andreev goes down! Filipovic follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Filipovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Filipovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.