LS 3: Heavyweight GP - SF PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giro Grubaneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Barboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Barboa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Grubaneiro
vs
Barboa

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giro Grubaneiro!
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, Rocky Barboa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grubaneiro connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Rocky Barboa has been cut.
Barboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Grubaneiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grubaneiro tries to bum rush Barboa with a series of wild strikes but Barboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grubaneiro looks to land a combination but Barboa avoids it well.
Barboa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grubaneiro.
Barboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grubaneiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grubaneiro thuds his right hand into Barboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barboa. Grubaneiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grubaneiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grubaneiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Grubaneiro scores with a four punch combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barboa.
Barboa looks winded!

Grubaneiro throws a left that rocks Barboa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Grubaneiro dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Barboa regain composure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grubaneiro tries to get to his feet but Barboa is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Grubaneiro in his guard.
Grubaneiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barboa on the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Barboa manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grubaneiro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Grubaneiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barboa misses with a punch to the body.
Grubaneiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Barboa has double underhooks.
Grubaneiro working hard to break the clinch.
Barboa has Grubaneiro pressed against the cage, preventing Grubaneiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grubaneiro avoiding damage as Barboa throws knees to the body.
Barboa keeps control of Grubaneiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barboa throws a punch but it's blocked by Grubaneiro.
A frustrated look appears on Grubaneiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grubaneiro tries to break the clinch but Barboa is controlling the position.
Barboa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grubaneiro wants to break free but Barboa has control.
Grubaneiro is trying to break the clinch but Barboa is controlling him.
Barboa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grubaneiro's efforts to push away.
Grubaneiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barboa has him pressed against the cage.
Grubaneiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barboa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grubaneiro tries to break the clinch but Barboa is controlling the position.
Barboa is looking for a takedown.
Grubaneiro is trying to force a seperation but Barboa has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barboa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barboa misses with a punch on the inside.
Grubaneiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Giro Grubaneiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Barboa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grubaneiro is defending well.
Grubaneiro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grubaneiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grubaneiro is trying to push Barboa away but Barboa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grubaneiro tries to circle away but Barboa has him pinned against the cage.
Grubaneiro wants to break free but Barboa has control.
Barboa has Grubaneiro pressed against the cage, preventing Grubaneiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grubaneiro prevents a body shot from Barboa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barboa.
Barboa tries to work over Grubaneiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barboa goes for a takedown attempt but Grubaneiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grubaneiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barboa at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grubaneiro looks to land a combination but Barboa avoids it well.
Grubaneiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Grubaneiro looks to land a combination. Barboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grubaneiro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barboa's head.

That has opened up Rocky Barboa's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grubaneiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grubaneiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Grubaneiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grubaneiro lands a right hook to the body.
Grubaneiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grubaneiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocky Barboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grubaneiro looks to land a combination but Barboa avoids it well.
Grubaneiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giro Grubaneiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Barboa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grubaneiro cracks a nice hook into Barboa's ribs.
Barboa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grubaneiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grubaneiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Grubaneiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grubaneiro scores with a body shot.
A combination from Grubaneiro does no damage.
Grubaneiro punishes Barboa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barboa tries to clinch up but Grubaneiro circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Grubaneiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grubaneiro rushes Barboa with punches - Barboa moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Barboa goes down! Grubaneiro follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Grubaneiro!

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 Andrei Bagrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasile Crudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagrov's entrance music is Freya. A fine choice. Crudu has chosen Treceti batalioane romane Carpatii as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bagrov
vs
Crudu

220 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Bagrov!
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, Vasile Crudu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crudu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bagrov prevents Crudu from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crudu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bagrov looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Crudu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bagrov trying to hold on to Crudu's head to control him but Crudu postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bagrov is controlling Crudu's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bagrov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crudu thows a huge punch but Bagrov dodges it nicely.
Bagrov trying to control here.
Bagrov is trying to get back to full guard.
Crudu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crudu working over Bagrov with some ground and pound. Bagrov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crudu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bagrov is trying to control but can't.
Crudu lands with a punch from half guard.
Bagrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crudu scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagrov taking some punishment here, with Crudu in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crudu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bagrov's head.
Crudu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crudu connects with a nice short shot to Bagrov's temple.
Crudu misses with a head shot. Bagrov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crudu cracks Bagrov with a solid left hand.
Crudu cracks Bagrov with a solid left hand.
Crudu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bagrov trying to keep a closed guard but Crudu is proving a slippery customer.
Crudu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bagrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crudu throwing strikes from guard but Bagrov blocks nicely.

Bagrov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crudu is aware though and is defending well.
Bagrov is breathing heavily.
Crudu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bagrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crudu is in close to Bagrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crudu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crudu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crudu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bagrov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Crudu postures up and lands a big shot to Bagrov's brow.
Crudu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crudu stands up over Bagrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov controls Crudu momentarily but Crudu frees himself.
Crudu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crudu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bagrov is looking for a triangle but Crudu pushes his legs off easily.
Crudu cracks Bagrov with a solid left hand.
Crudu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crudu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bagrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crudu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bagrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crudu is in close to Bagrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crudu throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bagrov's head.
Bagrov is looking to stand up but Crudu isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasile Crudu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crudu dives in for a single leg takedown but Bagrov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crudu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bagrov is defending well.

Bagrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagrov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crudu defends well and Bagrov ends up having to push Crudu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Crudu jumps guard.
Bagrov wants to control from the top but Crudu keeps moving.
Bagrov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crudu is proving hard to escape from.

Andrei Bagrov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crudu shoots in for a takedown but Bagrov shows good takedown defense.
Andrei Bagrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasile Crudu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bagrov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bagrov looks to land a strike but Crudu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bagrov has gone for a leg lock! Crudu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bagrov's guard.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crudu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crudu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crudu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bagrov controls Crudu momentarily but Crudu frees himself.

Bagrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bagrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu stands up over Bagrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crudu postures up in Bagrov's guard and throws a big left but Bagrov blocks it.
Crudu postures up in Bagrov's guard and throws a big left but Bagrov blocks it.
Bagrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crudu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crudu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crudu stands up over Bagrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bagrov's head.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bagrov's head.
Crudu cracks Bagrov with a solid left hand.
Crudu working some strikes from top position.
Crudu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
Crudu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crudu works over Bagrov with some ground and pound from guard.
Bagrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bagrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crudu stands up over Bagrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bagrov wants to sweep here but Crudu controlling him for the moment.
Crudu cracks Bagrov with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crudu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crudu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bagrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crudu chips away with some ground and pound.
Crudu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crudu with a nice head shot there.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bagrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crudu landing with the ground and pound.
Crudu connects with a couple of short punches.
Crudu with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bagrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bagrov prevents Crudu from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasile Crudu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bagrov shoots in for a double leg but Crudu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Crudu or perhaps it was just good defense by Bagrov which made him look bad.
Crudu keeps the fight on the outside.
Crudu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bagrov as he avoids it easily.
Crudu looks for a takedown but Bagrov sprawls well.
Andrei Bagrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasile Crudu.

Bagrov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crudu on his heels. He'll look to pass Crudu's guard now, I'm sure.
Vasile Crudu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bagrov prevents Crudu from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bagrov stands up from Crudu's guard - Bagrov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crudu shoots and misses
and Bagrov counters with a nice body shot.

Bagrov feints and as Crudu raises his hands in defense, Bagrov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrei Bagrov.
Crudu has his takedown stuffed
and Bagrov counters with a three punch combo that has Crudu backing up. Crudu nods at Bagrov to acknowledge the strikes.

Bagrov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bagrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bagrov wants to work for an arm triangle but Crudu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bagrov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crudu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crudu is trying to stand up here but Bagrov is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Bagrov wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Crudu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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!
Bagrov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crudu.
Bagrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crudu is not content to let Bagrov control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrei Bagrov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crudu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bagrov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crudu really felt that one!
Crudu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bagrov sprawls well. Bagrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crudu gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrei Bagrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crudu has his takedown stuffed
and Bagrov counters with a straight right hand.
Bagrov lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crudu shoots and misses
and Bagrov counters with a solid body kick.
Crudu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bagrov counters with a low kick, right behind Crudu 's knee.
Crudu tries for a takedown but Bagrov circles away easily

so Bagrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagrov controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Andrei Bagrov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crudu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bagrov avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Bagrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crudu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasile Crudu!
Vasile Crudu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Olav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omari Akhmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Olav
vs
Akhmedov

185 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Olav!
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, Omari Akhmedov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Olav thows a body shot but no joy.
Olav will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olav showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akhmedov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akhmedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akhmedov misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Olav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olav thows a body shot but no joy.
Akhmedov scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Akhmedov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhmedov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akhmedov duly obliges.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Olav listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Olav misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhmedov manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Olav.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Omari Akhmedov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Olav walks into a left hand.
Olav throws an overhand right that lands on Akhmedov's shoulder, as Akhmedov tries to avoid the shot.
Akhmedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Akhmedov counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Olav.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Akhmedov.
Aleksander Olav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olav lands with an overhand left.
Akhmedov lands a nice shot that snaps Olav's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedov misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akhmedov.
Akhmedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olav falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akhmedov counters with a right hand to the body.
Olav tries to bum rush Akhmedov with a series of wild strikes but Akhmedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olav throws a combination that misses
enabling Akhmedov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four 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.
Akhmedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Akhmedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olav at a distance.
Akhmedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Olav, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Akhmedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Akhmedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akhmedov counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Olav misses
and Akhmedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Akhmedov looks to land a combination. Olav sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmedov misses with a few strikes there.
Akhmedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olav misses the jab.
Olav dodges the punch combination from Akhmedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Olav fails to land with a series of punches.
Akhmedov throws a nice looking combination but Olav bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akhmedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Olav's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olav throws a right hand that misses
and Akhmedov counters with a nice body shot.
Omari Akhmedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akhmedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olav.
Akhmedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olav looks to land a combination but Akhmedov avoids it well.
Aleksander Olav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olav tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhmedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Olav.
Akhmedov lands an overhand right.
Akhmedov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akhmedov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omari Akhmedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akhmedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omari Akhmedov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
11%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (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.

Burdyalov
vs
LaMotta

185 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Nikolay Burdyalov!
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, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov avoids the body shot from LaMotta.
Burdyalov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Jake LaMotta has been cut.
LaMotta thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaMotta ducks right into an uppercut from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov dodges the punch combination from LaMotta.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaMotta.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that LaMotta ducks under and follows up with a left that LaMotta also avoids with ease.
Burdyalov throws a combination that misses
and LaMotta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burdyalov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaMotta circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaMotta. Burdyalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burdyalov moves out of range as LaMotta strikes.
Burdyalov swinging wildly here.
Burdyalov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaMotta.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
LaMotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burdyalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from LaMotta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burdyalov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract LaMotta.
Burdyalov cracks LaMotta with a good jab.

That has opened up Jake LaMotta's cut even more.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
LaMotta misses with a looping right.
Burdyalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaMotta.

Burdyalov drops LaMotta with a nice combination! Burdyalov dives into LaMotta's guard, looking to finish!

LaMotta is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Burdyalov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
LaMotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Burdyalov finish him?
A slow jab from LaMotta misses its intended target.
LaMotta seems to have recovered his senses.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta avoids them all with ease.
Burdyalov throws a shot from downtown. LaMotta moves away and avoids it.
LaMotta misses the jab.
Burdyalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for LaMotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

The cut above Jake LaMotta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
LaMotta lands a body shot.
Burdyalov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaMotta.
A punch combination from Burdyalov misses.
Burdyalov looks to land a combination but LaMotta avoids it well.
Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burdyalov throws a big shot that misses.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
LaMotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Burdyalov misses with the combination.
Burdyalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burdyalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LaMotta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov slips a straight right by LaMotta.

LaMotta moves into the clinch.
LaMotta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burdyalov backwards.
LaMotta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
LaMotta misses with some punches.
Burdyalov can't break the clinch.
LaMotta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burdyalovs head.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LaMotta has a couple of punches blocked by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov is trying to force a seperation but LaMotta has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Burdyalov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
LaMotta taking a breather.
LaMotta scores with a shoulder strike.
Burdyalov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burdyalov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
LaMotta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burdyalov is trying to break the clinch but LaMotta is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burdyalov is trying to break free.
A short left from LaMotta.
Burdyalov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LaMotta is working Burdyalov over against the cage.
Burdyalov is looking to break free of the clinch but LaMotta has double underhooks.
LaMotta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LaMotta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burdyalov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
LaMotta lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LaMotta.
Burdyalov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from LaMotta.

Burdyalov is rocked!
LaMotta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burdyalov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaMotta lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Burdyalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaMotta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake LaMotta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Burdyalov. Those never looked like landing.
Burdyalov seems to have got his legs back now.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab

and LaMotta counters with a nice right hand that sends Burdyalov toppling to the canvas! Burdyalov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can LaMotta finish him?!

Burdyalov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdyalov digs a good body shot into LaMotta's ribs.
Burdyalov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burdyalov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
LaMotta slips a jab and a cross from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaMotta moves forwards but Burdyalov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burdyalov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaMotta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burdyalov lands a nice hook to LaMotta's body. LaMotta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burdyalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta throws a hook but Burdyalov blocks it.
LaMotta throws the left hand but Burdyalov avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from LaMotta.
Burdyalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and LaMotta counters with a nice body shot.
LaMotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LaMotta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LaMotta.
Burdyalov throws a right hand that LaMotta ducks under and follows up with a left that LaMotta also avoids with ease.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burdyalov with a hook.

Jake LaMotta's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burdyalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaMotta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
LaMotta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by LaMotta!
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!
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov cracks LaMotta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Burdyalov staying out of range there.
A jab from LaMotta misses.
LaMotta dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov's jab looks to have found its range, popping LaMotta under the eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake LaMotta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikolay Burdyalov!
After the fight, Nikolay Burdyalov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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 Ivan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balls has chosen I've got big balls-AC/DC as his entrance music. Harry Balls is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ivanov
vs
Balls

200 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Balls!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balls pinned against the cage. Balls gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balls scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivanov should have avoided that one.
Balls is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balls uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
A punch lands to the side of Ivanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balls.
Balls loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Balls scores with a jab to the head.
BOOM! Balls lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ivanov. Ivanov tries to recover but Balls is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ivanov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Balls!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Harry Balls made sure he mentioned HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sayan Sever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriy Skobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skobolev has chosen Chok Dee as his entrance music. Grigoriy Skobolev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sever
vs
Skobolev

196 cm
25
286 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
243 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sayan Sever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Skobolev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skobolev misses with a kick to the body.
Skobolev lands with a good body shot.
Sever takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sever will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sever could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An inside leg kick lands from Skobolev.
Skobolev lands a nice looking body kick.
Sever misses with a takedown attempt - Skobolev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sever stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skobolev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sever shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skobolev as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sayan Sever. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skobolev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sever is breathing heavily.
Skobolev scores with a head kick. Sever tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skobolev throws a head kick that misses.
Sever shoots in for a takedown but Skobolev shows good takedown defense.
Skobolev works Sever's body with a nice hook.
Skobolev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Skobolev lands a big head kick that sends Sever tumbling to the mat! Skobolev takes a step backwards and waves Sever back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sever is rocked!
Skobolev looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Skobolev backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Sever's temple! It sends Sever violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Skobolev celebrates and the doctors try to help Sever!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Grigoriy Skobolev!
A less than humble Grigoriy Skobolev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.