PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Degrave (ranked 5513 p4p, 5664 weight class) and Benjamin Sisko (ranked 557 p4p, 572 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.

Degrave
vs
Sisko

175 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
17
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Degrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Degrave misses the target.
A slow jab from Degrave misses its intended target.
Degrave scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Degrave jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sisko staying out of range there.
Degrave scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Degrave scores with a four punch combination!
Degrave looks to land a right hand but Sisko moved out of range.
Sisko feints the counter takedown.
Sisko moves away from the strike by Degrave.
Degrave lands an overhand right.
Sisko swings widly with a right hand
and Degrave counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Degrave.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sisko takes a swing at Degrave's ribcage but misses.
Sisko loads up on a big right hand but Degrave slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Degrave misses its intended target.
A cross from Degrave lands.

Sisko takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Degrave fails to land.
Degrave stalling in the clinch but Sisko improves position.
Degrave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Degrave has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Sisko jumps into guard, dragging Degrave to the mat.

Sisko working for a triangle but Degrave defends it easily.
Sisko pulls Degrave in close to prevent any damage.
Sisko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sisko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Degrave wants to get up but he can't break Sisko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Degrave is fighting to break Sisko's control of his arms but Sisko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Degrave wants to control from the top but Sisko keeps moving.
Sisko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrave trying to control but Sisko is working from the bottom.
Degrave tries to stand but Sisko is controlling from the bottom.
Degrave is looking to work some ground and pound but Sisko has wrist control.
Degrave has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sisko wants to sweep here but Degrave controlling him for the moment.
Degrave trying to control the position from guard on top but Sisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.
Sisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Degrave.
A big right from Sisko misses.
Sisko throws a hook but Degrave avoids it easily.
Degrave throws a series of strikes that have Sisko backpedaling.
Degrave works the jab nicely.
Degrave dips to his left and cracks Sisko with an uppercut!
Degrave is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sisko ducks under a wild hook from Degrave.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Degrave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Degrave takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sisko ducks under a wild hook from Degrave.
Sisko with the counter takedown but Degrave avoids it easily.
Eugeniy Degrave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Degrave.
Degrave throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko with the counter takedown but Degrave avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Degrave dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sisko misses with a wild body shot.
Degrave looks to throw the jab but Sisko is out of range.
Degrave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisko can do to turn this around?
Degrave throws a looping overhand right but Sisko ducks down to avoid it.
Degrave throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko feints the counter takedown.
Eugeniy Degrave is winning the standup battle so far.
Sisko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Degrave looks to throw the jab but Sisko is out of range.
Sisko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sisko walks into a jab.
Degrave throws out a loose jab but Sisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sisko misses with a jab to the body
and Degrave counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Degrave throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Degrave swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Degrave closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sisko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Degrave on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Degrave lands with a straight right. Sisko didn't see that one coming.
Degrave loads up on a big right hand but Sisko slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrave misses with a looping right.
Sisko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Degrave's waist but Degrave gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sisko off to one side.
Degrave misses the jab.
Degrave lands a glancing blow to the side of Sisko's head.
Degrave lands with a right hand.
Sisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrave.
Degrave connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Degrave scores with a four punch combination!
Degrave misses with a looping right.
And Sisko tries to counter it with a takedown but Degrave pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Degrave lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Degrave counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrave fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Degrave throws a series of punches but Sisko moves out of range.
Degrave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrave throws out a loose jab but Sisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Degrave lands the left hand.
Degrave lands with a nice body punch.
Degrave misses with a looping left.
Sisko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Eugeniy Degrave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Degrave swings widly with a right hand

and Sisko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Degrave's guard.

Degrave has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sisko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sisko tries to throw a body punch but Degrave avoids it by throwing Sisko back against the cage.
Sisko misses with a punch to the body.
Sisko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sisko blocking some punches.

Sisko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Degrave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sisko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Degrave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sisko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrave throws a jab when Sisko was well out of range.
Degrave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sisko.
Degrave throws a series of punches but Sisko moves out of range.
A slow jab from Degrave misses its intended target.
Degrave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sisko.
Degrave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Degrave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Degrave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sisko thuds a left hand into Degrave's body.
Sisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sisko defending well as Degrave loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Degrave.

Sisko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Degrave can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrave misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Degrave.
Sisko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Degrave.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sisko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Degrave uses from the top position.

Degrave gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Degrave.
Degrave wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sisko slips under a jab from Degrave.
Sisko slips a straight right by Degrave.
Sisko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Degrave connects with a right hand. Sisko shakes it off.
Sisko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Degrave to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Degrave lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sisko backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sisko.
It looked like Degrave wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Degrave dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Degrave slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Degrave clobbers Sisko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Degrave with a jab.
Degrave loads up on a big right hand but Sisko slips the punch.
Degrave lands with a good body shot.
Degrave misses with a looping right.
Sisko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sisko misses with a straight right.
Degrave throws a looping overhand right but Sisko ducks down to avoid it.
Sisko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Degrave takes a swing at Sisko's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Degrave.
Sisko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sisko.
Nice shot lands for Degrave.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Degrave misses the target.
Degrave throws a series of punches but Sisko moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Degrave.
No joy there for Degrave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Degrave 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.
Sisko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Degrave to score with a decent uppercut.
Degrave throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Degrave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benjamin Sisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Degrave throws a hook to the side of Sisko's head but Sisko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Degrave. Those never looked like landing.
Degrave misses with a straight left.
Sisko catches Degrave with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Degrave misses the target.
Degrave punishes Sisko's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Sisko.
Degrave throws a big shot that misses.
Sisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrave.
Sisko misses the shot to the body.
Degrave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sisko.
A little feinted left hand from Degrave on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sisko throws a looping overhand right but Degrave ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Degrave darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sisko misses with a hook.
Degrave slips under a jab from Sisko.
Sisko takes one on the button.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Sisko misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Degrave, as that shot connected.
Sisko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eugeniy Degrave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Degrave. Those never looked like landing.
Degrave lands a nice shot to the body.
Degrave connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Degrave with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Degrave misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Degrave. Those never looked like landing.
Sisko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Degrave.
Sisko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Degrave throws a big shot that misses.
Degrave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sisko on the side of the head.
Degrave avoids the body shot from Sisko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Degrave dips to his left and cracks Sisko with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Degrave tests Sisko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sisko throws a big shot that misses.
Degrave uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Degrave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Degrave misses its intended target.
And Sisko tries to counter it with a takedown but Degrave pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Degrave uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sisko.
Sisko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Degrave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sisko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Degrave.
Sisko misses with a straight right.
Sisko dodges the punch combination from Degrave.
Sisko with the counter takedown but Degrave avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniy Degrave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Degrave, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniy Degrave!
In his post fight interview, Eugeniy Degrave started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.