RTFL-17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Britva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kela Molotok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kela Molotok will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Britva
vs
Kela Molotok

178 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

198 cm
20
132 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Britva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kela Molotok!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Molotok feints and as Britva raises his hands in defense, Molotok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Molotok content to stall in guard here.
Molotok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Britva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Molotok told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Britva looking to control.

Britva looking for a guillotine here but Molotok defends easily.
Molotok trying to control but Britva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britva is pulling down on Molotok's head to control his posture.
Molotok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Britva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Molotok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Britva is on top in guard.

Molotok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Britva is controlling him.
Britva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Molotok working a defensive guard but Britva passes into half guard.
Britva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Molotok is in trouble now - Britva has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britva controlling the pace for now.
Britva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Molotok for as long as he can get away with.
Molotok is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Britva has hold of Molotok's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Molotok manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Molotok wants to hold on but Britva pushes him away.
Molotok is wriggling around trying to escape.
Molotok 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.
Britva is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva working over Molotok with some ground and pound. Molotok looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Britva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Britva moves nicely into side control.
Britva trying to control the action but Molotok is working from the bottom.
Molotok is letting Britva control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Molotok is trying to control Britva's posture but Britva avoids it.
Molotok tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Britva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Molotok manages to get back to half guard.

Britva is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Britva seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molotok trying to control but Britva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Britva gets the takedown into side control.
Britva slows the pace down.
Britva wants to control but Molotok is keeping him busy.
Britva staying calm.
Molotok sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotok wants to get back to full guard.
Britva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Molotok can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva wants to take a breather but Molotok is having none of it.
Britva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Britva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Molotok trying to control from the bottom.
Molotok wants to get back to full guard.
Molotok is looking to control Britva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Molotok avoid being mounted?
Britva slows the pace down in half guard.
Molotok is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Britva fails with the takedown.
Britva swings for the body but Molotok moves out of range.
Boris Britva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Britva shoots in looking for a takedown but Molotok manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Britva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Britva backs off Molotok throws a huge counter combo but Britva manages to avoid it all.
Britva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molotok's waist but Molotok gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Britva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Britva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Britva gets caught flat footed, as Molotok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Britva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Molotok stops Britva from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britva seems keen to control Molotok's posture.
Britva is trying to keep Molotok in close.
Britva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Molotok controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Britva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Molotok gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Molotok tries to free his leg and advance position but Britva is retaining full guard.
Britva has a closed guard, preventing Molotok from standing up.
Molotok stays in close to Britva's body and controls the position.
Molotok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Britva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boris Britva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Britva wants to stand but Molotok is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Molotok lands a slapping body shot.
Molotok doesn't manage to clinch there - Britva circles away.

Britva drives through with a takedown into Molotok's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Britva stays in close to Molotok's body and controls the position.
Britva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kela Molotok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Britva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Britva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Britva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Britva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Molotok to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Molotok shrugs it off.
Britva wants to control the pace but Molotok is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotok keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Molotok really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Britva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Molotok in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Britva controlling from the full mount.
Britva prevents Molotok from getting the reversal.

Britva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Molotok turns into him and now he's in Britva's guard.
Molotok trying to control but Britva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Britva working for a triangle but Molotok defends it easily.
Britva has his hands on Molotok's head, controlling the position.

Molotok stands up and waves to Britva to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva shoots for a double leg takedown but Molotok sprawls well. He's pushed Britva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Molotok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Britva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Molotok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Britva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Britva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Molotok trying to hold on to Britva's head to control him but Britva postures up.
Britva is trying to control. Molotok wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Britva is working for an americana but Molotok has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Britva was thinking about the submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Britva's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotok pulls Britva in close to his closed guard and prevents Britva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Molotok looking to control.
Britva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Britva pushes down on Molotok's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Molotok is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Britva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Britva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Britva!
A determined Boris Britva didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Avery McCurnin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McCurnin
vs
Teixeira

161 cm
25
142 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

171 cm
22
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCurnin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
McCurnin misses with a low kick.
Teixeira has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Teixeira misses with a hook. McCurnin ducked under it nicely.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paul Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCurnin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teixeira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by McCurnin.

McCurnin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Teixeira sprawls well initially but McCurnin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCurnin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Teixeira's head.

McCurnin seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCurnin trying to control from half guard but Teixeira is working away.
Teixeira gets back to full guard.
McCurnin is looking to advance position but Teixeira has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira manages to capitalize on a mistake by McCurnin to take his back!
Teixeira slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

McCurnin is trying to defend against the choke here but Teixeira has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Teixeira Tightens the hold and McCurnin taps out furiously! Teixeira displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Teixeira!
An out of breath Paul Teixeira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Yonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yonder
vs
Hallman

180 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Yonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Hallman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonder throws a low kick but Hallman moves out of range easily.
Yonder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hallman.
Hallman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hallman shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruce Yonder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Hallman.
Yonder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hallman tries to avoid it but Yonder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hallman to the ground. Hallman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hallman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yonder defends it well.
Hallman shoots for a takedown but Yonder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Yonder closes the distance and pushes Hallman back into the cage.

Yonder lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yonder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yonder drops an elbow to the side of Hallman's head.
Hallman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yonder throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonder trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hallman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hallman wants to sweep but no luck.

Yonder throws a sloppy strike and Hallman has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Yonder is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Hallman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piotr Hallman!
After winning the bout, Piotr Hallman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deair Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Conan
vs
Ryu

170 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deair Conan!
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, Haku Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conan misses with the combination.
Conan shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryu tries to sprawl out of it but Conan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conan tries to clinch up but Ryu circles away and keeps his distance.
Conan misses with a takedown attempt - Ryu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Conan staying out of range there.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryu works over Conan's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan avoids the head kick by Ryu.
As Ryu tries to get set, Conan tries to push him back and clinch up but Ryu manages to avoid the attempt.
Conan is looking to clinch.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ryu. No joy for Conan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deair Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ryu cracks Conan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Conan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ryu finish him?

Conan is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Conan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conan is breathing heavily.
Conan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ryu. Conan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ryu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haku Ryu!
Deair Conan spoke after the fight, saying 'This is bullshit how could he beat me i am the rookie i have an undefeated streak that he just enede this company just ruined their rep over this and i will break this down'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Morales
vs
Paulson

178 cm
22
148 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

174 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Supreme Nutrition

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Paulson !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales looks to throw the jab but Paulson is out of range.
Morales throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulson slips a straight right by Morales.
Paulson lands a nice looking body shot.

Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulson wants to break free but Morales has control.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulson is defending well for now.

Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulson looks to land a left hand but Morales moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paulson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Morales. That snapped Paulson 's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Paulson misses.
Morales misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Morales's head coaches at Bobby B's Gem that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Paulson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morales drops his hands momentarily and Paulson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morales misses with a combination
and Paulson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Paulson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Paulson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales connects with a high kick.
Morales misses with an uppercut
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales stuns Paulson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulson looks winded!
Morales throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morales throws the left hand but Paulson avoids the punch easily.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales lands a two punch combo.
Paulson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales cracks the inside of Paulson 's front leg.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales lands a jab to Paulson 's midsection.
Morales tests Paulson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Paulson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paulson throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Paulson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulson tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Morales is looking to clinch but Paulson is avoiding it.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Morales misses with an uppercut
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Morales has Paulson up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulson avoids a wild elbow strike from Morales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws an elbow that misses.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulson is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Morales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paulson managing to block the knees to the body from Morales.
Paulson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Paulson in his tracks for a moment.
Morales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Morales.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulson avoids the elbow strike from Morales, against the cage.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paulson slips under a jab from Morales.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Paulson .
Paulson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales thuds his shin into the meat of Paulson 's side.
Paulson lands with a nice body punch.
Morales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morales lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales pushes Paulson away with a front kick.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulson is just out of range.
No joy there for Paulson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Paulson .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales with a hook.
Chico Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulson is breathing heavily.
Paulson moves out of range as Morales strikes.
Paulson misses with a series of wild punches.

Morales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Paulson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morales looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Morales breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Morales. Those never looked like landing.
Paulson is looking for the big counter here.
Paulson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morales circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales throws a right and a left that Paulson avoids nicely.
Morales moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morales!
Morales cracks Paulson with an open hand slap.
Morales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulson can do to turn this around?
Morales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chico Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Morales rushes Paulson and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morales.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morales lands an elbow inside.
Morales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Morales.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Morales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulson 's defenses.
Paulson takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulson avoids it.
Morales lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulson won't want to take too many of those.
Morales keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morales is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morales crunches a lovely knee into Paulson 's ribcage.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Morales.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Morales.
Paulson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paulson avoids the elbow strike from Morales, against the cage.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulson takes an elbow to the temple.
Chico Morales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Morales.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Paulson in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulson 's defenses.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Paulson can't break the clinch.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Paulson in his tracks for a moment.
Paulson avoiding damage as Morales throws knees to the body.
Morales misses with an elbow over the top.
Morales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulson is defending well for now.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.
Paulson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.
Morales working Paulson over with knees to the body.
Morales trying to land knees to the body.

Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morales.
Paulson takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Morales dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morales throws a head kick that Paulson semi-blocks.
Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulson lands a head shot.
Morales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paulson counters with a straight right hand.
Morales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulson in his tracks.
Paulson 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paulson scrambles back to his feet.
Morales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson .
Morales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Paulson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morales lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.

Paulson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.

Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Paulson avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales throws out a loose jab but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulson slips under a jab.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
Paulson walks into a left hand.
Paulson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales lands with a straight right. Paulson didn't see that one coming.
Morales misses with a straight left.
Paulson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe Paulson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morales scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paulson .
Paulson punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulson swats away the attempt to clinch by Morales.
Morales closes the distance but Paulson moves to the side
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Morales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson thinks about the counter body kick.
Morales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Paulson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales throws a nice looking combination but Paulson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morales throws a hook but Paulson avoids it easily.
Chico Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Morales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulson .
Morales moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Morales misses.
Morales throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson .
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paulson goes for a double leg but Morales avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morales continues to drive forward.
Paulson ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paulson ! But no joy.
Morales misses with a looping right.
Joe Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Paulson clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morales.
Paulson working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales missing with knees to the body.
Morales landing knees to the head.
Morales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulson avoids it.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulson .

Morales breaks the clinch.
Paulson slips under a jab.
Paulson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Paulson throws a counter combo.
Paulson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice takedown defense from Morales. No joy for Paulson on that attempt.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Morales!
Chico Morales thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Aleksandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Boggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boggs has chosen "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer as his entrance music. Tyson Boggs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Aleksandrov
vs
Boggs

174 cm
25
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
29
160 lbs
5 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Aleksandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Boggs!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aleksandrov gets a double leg takedown into Boggs's guard.
Boggs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boggs throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aleksandrov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aleksandrov is in close to Boggs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aleksandrov advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksandrov looks up at the clock and then as Boggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aleksandrov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aleksandrov cracks Boggs with a big elbow.

Aleksandrov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boggs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aleksandrov lands a nice forearm strike.
Aleksandrov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aleksandrov is putting a hurting on Boggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksandrov working the ground and pound from side control.
Boggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aleksandrov cracks Boggs with a big elbow.

Boggs is rocked!

Aleksandrov tries for a kimura but Boggs is defending well.
Boggs is still in real trouble! Can Aleksandrov finish him?
Aleksandrov cracks Boggs with a big right hand but Boggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Aleksandrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boggs is being controlled here.

Aleksandrov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Boggs is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrik Aleksandrov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Appleseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Old Toms Hut. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Appleseed
vs
Showtime

178 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
31
185 lbs
9 - 22 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Appleseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtime tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Appleseed defends well and Showtime ends up having to push Appleseed into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Appleseed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Appleseed ducks right into an uppercut from Showtime.
Appleseed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice sprawl there from Appleseed as Showtime shoots in.
Showtime scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Appleseed enables Showtime to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Appleseed manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Appleseed has his feet on Showtime's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Appleseed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Showtime gets a clinch.
Appleseed has had enough of the clinch but Showtime keeps him there for the moment.
Appleseed misses with a hook from the clinch.

Appleseed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Showtime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Appleseed. Appleseed obviously looking to wear him down.
Appleseed blocks the body kick.
Appleseed tries to score with a low kick but Showtime moves his leg out of the way.
Showtime tries to counter by closing the distance.

Showtime darts in and clinches Appleseed up against the cage.
Showtime leaning against his opponent.

Showtime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Showtime takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showtime cracks Appleseed with a nice body shot.

Appleseed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Appleseed tries to clinch but Showtime moves out of range.
Showtime lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Appleseed goes down and covers up as Showtime starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Showtime!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernardo Mikixi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Driver might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pepper - Butthole Suffers. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Driver
vs
Mikixi

186 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

184 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernardo Mikixi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a hook but Mikixi blocks it.
Driver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Driver misses with a body shot
enabling Mikixi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikixi avoids the body shot from Driver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Mikixi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Driver lands with a slapping head kick.

Mikixi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Driver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mikixi lands a few punches from side control.
Driver tries to escape but Mikixi is in control.

Mikixi is trying to get an arm triangle but Driver is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Driver is trying to get back to his feet.

Mikixi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Mikixi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikixi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Driver, who protects the arm well.

Mikixi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Mikixi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mikixi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver is pushing Mikixi's head away, looking to escape. Mikixi manages to hold on to the position though.
Mikixi lands a few punches from side control.

Mikixi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Driver is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bernardo Mikixi!
Bernardo Mikixi is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Bernardo Mikixi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.