QFC Tournament 29 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruiz Eonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaaahn Jonees (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.

Eonardo
vs
Jonees

189 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruiz Eonardo!
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, Jaaahn Jonees!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jonees shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jonees was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eonardo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Eonardo tries to hold on but Jonees pushes him away.
Eonardo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jonees really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eonardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eonardo is trying to get back to full guard.
Jonees is thwarting Eonardo's attempts to control the position.
Jonees is trying to control the action in half guard but Eonardo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eonardo wants to improve his position but Jonees is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Eonardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eonardo is pressing down on Jonees's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Jonees content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Eonardo has locked up a guillotine! Eonardo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jonees is holding on here and Eonardo must be using up a lot of energy. Jonees has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Eonardo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruiz Eonardo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pogi (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.

Martin
vs
Pogi

189 cm
19
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martin!
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, Pedro Pogi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Martin.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pogi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin works over Pogi's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Pedro Pogi has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Pogi which made him look bad.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pogi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pogi.

Martin has managed to clinch.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Pogi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Martin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pogi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pogi connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Pogi from controlling successfully.

Pogi drops back looking for a leg! Martin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martin manages to kick Pogi off! Pogi jumps back into Martin's guard.
Pogi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin wants to control but Pogi postures up.
Pogi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pogi has eaten all the pies!
Pogi working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogi fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Pogi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Pogi lands a few punches from side control.
Pogi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martin is breathing heavily.

Pogi has hold of Martin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Martin seems comfortable defending it but Pogi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Martin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Martin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pogi couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Pogi!
A very excited looking Pedro Pogi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Rukas (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.

Wood
vs
Rukas

189 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Wood!
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, Daniel Rukas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rukas sends Wood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rukas is motioning to the referee to let Wood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Wood is rocked!

It looks like Leonardo Wood has been cut.
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!
Rukas closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Wood out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Rukas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valdmir Vodikoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Damato Jr (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.

Vodikoff
vs
Damato Jr

225 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valdmir Vodikoff!
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, Pete Damato Jr !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vodikoff checks the leg kick.
Vodikoff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vodikoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damato Jr .
Damato Jr throws the kick towards the body but Vodikoff avoids it.

Vodikoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Damato Jr 's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vodikoff throws a big elbow that misses.
Vodikoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damato Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vodikoff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vodikoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Damato Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damato Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vodikoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damato Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vodikoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vodikoff with a nice head shot there.
Vodikoff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vodikoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Damato Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodikoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vodikoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vodikoff stopping the sweep attempt from Damato Jr .
Vodikoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damato Jr 's head.
Vodikoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Vodikoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vodikoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vodikoff working some strikes from top position.
Vodikoff with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vodikoff cracks Damato Jr with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vodikoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodikoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Damato Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vodikoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vodikoff passes into half guard.
Damato Jr looks gassed!
Vodikoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vodikoff seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vodikoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vodikoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damato Jr 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.
Vodikoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Damato Jr 's head.
Damato Jr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vodikoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vodikoff.
Vodikoff working Damato Jr over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Vodikoff.
Vodikoff lands with a punch from half guard.
Vodikoff working the head and body with strikes.
Vodikoff slips a nice elbow through Damato Jr 's hands, connecting with Damato Jr 's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato Jr has hold of Vodikoff's hands but Vodikoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Damato Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vodikoff.
Nice strikes from Vodikoff there.
Vodikoff works his way into full mount!
Damato Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Vodikoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Damato Jr is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodikoff landing punches.
Damato Jr is still in real trouble! Can Vodikoff finish him?
Vodikoff scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vodikoff postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Damato Jr badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vodikoff around the waist but Vodikoff pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vodikoff is the winner by TKO! Vodikoff jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdmir Vodikoff!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Haith (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.

Perez
vs
Haith

178 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blake Perez!
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, Charles Haith!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Haith tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Perez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haith keeps working.
A lull in the action here.

Perez tries for a kimura but Haith is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haith keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez has hold of Haith's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Haith seems comfortable defending it but Perez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Haith is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Haith is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Perez couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake Perez!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shah Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeandre Braaf (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.

Khan
vs
Braaf

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shah Khan!
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, Jeandre Braaf!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Braaf looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Braaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Braaf shoots in but no luck this time.
Braaf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braaf stuffs the takedown.
Braaf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt - Braaf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shah Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Braaf shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braaf tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braaf to the ground. Braaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Braaf shows good takedown defense.
Khan scores with a head kick. Braaf tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Braaf looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.

Braaf is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Khan wants to control but Braaf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braaf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braaf is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khan tries to roll over but Braaf keeps him under control.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Braaf trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Braaf wants to stand but Khan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Khan trying to control but Braaf postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Braaf shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Braaf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan jumps guard.

Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braaf throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Braaf trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan wants to sweep here but Braaf controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braaf wants to stand but Khan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Braaf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Braaf has moved into half guard.
Khan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Braaf manages to mount him!
Khan is squirming around, avoiding Braaf's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braaf raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Braaf goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Khan turns into him and now he's in Braaf's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeandre Braaf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Braaf shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Braaf moves in looking to clinch but Khan pushes him off.
Braaf tries to clinch up.
Khan lands with a nice body kick.

Khan has Braaf up against the cage in a clinch.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.

Braaf drives through with a takedown into Khan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Braaf is one step ahead there.
Braaf controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Braaf tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.

Khan has his foot on Braaf's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braaf works his way back into a safe position though.
Braaf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Braaf is proving a slippery customer.
Jeandre Braaf has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braaf trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.

Khan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Braaf.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braaf shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Braaf pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braaf shoots in for a double leg but Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shah Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeandre Braaf.
Braaf throws a head kick that misses.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Braaf's waist but Braaf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Braaf fails to land the takedown.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Braaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Braaf which made him look bad.

Braaf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Braaf wants to get up but he can't break Khan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braaf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan is trying to keep Braaf in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeandre Braaf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Braaf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braaf fails to pull guard.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Braaf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Braaf leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Braaf drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braaf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Braaf misses with the ground and pound.

Braaf goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Braaf but great work by Khan.
Braaf is trying to buck Khan off.
Khan throws an elbow but Braaf slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braaf is trying to get back to half guard.
Khan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Braaf!
Khan throws some wild stikes that Braaf manages to avoid easily.
Braaf is looking to improve his position but Khan isn't that keen on the idea.
Braaf tries to control the position but Khan now has his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braaf wants to control his opponent's hands but Khan gets his hands free.
Khan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Braaf breaks Khan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Khan trying to keep a closed guard but Braaf is proving a slippery customer.

Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braaf trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.

Khan looking for a guillotine here but Braaf defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braaf trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Braaf defends it easily.
Braaf works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeandre Braaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Braaf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Jeandre Braaf!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Jeandre Braaf!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Jeandre Braaf!

Jeandre Braaf wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikail Petrovich (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.

Munk
vs
Petrovich

178 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Munk!
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, Mikail Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Petrovich sprawls well initially but Munk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Munk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrovich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petrovich wants to control but Munk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petrovich wants to improve his position but Munk is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Munk in particular looking to stall.
Munk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Petrovich wants to control but Munk is keeping busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikail Petrovich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Munk blocks a head kick by Petrovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munk.
Petrovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Petrovich tries to keep at a distance but Munk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrovich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Munk prevents it.
Mark Munk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikail Petrovich.

Munk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovich misses with a takedown

and Munk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Munk pulls guard successfully.
Munk working a defensive guard here.
Munk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrovich trying to control but Munk is working from the bottom.
Munk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Munk tries to get out of the position.
Petrovich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrovich's guard.
Petrovich keeping moving, preventing Munk from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munk sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Petrovich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munk manages to get himself to full guard.
Munk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrovich controls the pace.
Petrovich trying to control but Munk is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikail Petrovich.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrovich is defended easily by Munk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Munk. No joy for Petrovich on that attempt.
Petrovich wants to clinch

and Munk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petrovich throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Petrovich trying to keep a closed guard but Munk is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munk trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Munk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Petrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrovich wants to clinch

and Munk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Munk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petrovich keeping moving, preventing Munk from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrovich on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark Munk just wasn't active enough.
Petrovich tries to clinch but Munk moves out of range.
Munk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrovich.
Decent striking displayed by Munk there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munk.
Petrovich is looking to clinch.
Munk misses with a takedown attempt

and Petrovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Munk won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Petrovich wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Munk, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Petrovich crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munk struggling a bit here.
Mark Munk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrovich wants to control but Munk is keeping him busy.
Munk struggling a bit here.
Petrovich trying to control the action but Munk is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich decides to stand back up.
Petrovich slips a jab from Munk.
Petrovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Munk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mark Munk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikail Petrovich.
Munk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Petrovich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Munk stacks Petrovich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Munk!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich is trying to control Munk's posture but Munk avoids it.
Munk is staying tight to Petrovich's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovich manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrovich is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Munk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Munk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Petrovich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Munk is trying to get back to half guard.
Munk struggling a bit here.
Munk manages to get back to half guard.
Munk is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrovich wants to control but Munk is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrovich passes to full mount!
Munk is squirming around, avoiding Petrovich's attempts to control the action.
Petrovich controlling his opponent.
Munk is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich trying to control but Munk is having none of it.
Petrovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Petrovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Munk is looking to escape.
Munk is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Petrovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petrovich controlling his opponent.
Petrovich raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich breaks from Munk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Petrovich manages to capitalize on a mistake by Munk to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrovich has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Munk is defending well but eventually Petrovich manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Munk has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikail Petrovich!