PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logen Ninefingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ninefingers
vs
Orlak

192 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Mundi Nutrition
NATURAL BEAST

NATURAL BEAST

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logen Ninefingers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninefingers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orlak swivels and escapes.

Orlak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orlak showed some decent athleticism there.
Orlak blocks the strikes from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers is trying to maintain the position but Orlak is very close to passing his half guard.
Ninefingers tries to roll over but Orlak keeps him under control.
Orlak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orlak wants to control but Ninefingers is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ninefingers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ninefingers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orlak's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninefingers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orlak looking to control.
Ninefingers throws and elbow that misses. Orlak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ninefingers's guard. Nice move by Orlak!
Ninefingers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Ninefingers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ninefingers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlak's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orlak is refusing to be controlled, as Ninefingers sits in half guard.
Ninefingers tries to pass to full mount but Orlak defends it.
Ninefingers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ninefingers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ninefingers is trying to work for a kimura but Orlak is defending well.
Ninefingers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orlak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orlak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlak can't keep his opponent in guard - Ninefingers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orlak is trying to maintain the position but Ninefingers is very close to passing his half guard.
Ninefingers wants to take a breather but Orlak is having none of it.
Ninefingers prevents Orlak from improving his position.
Ninefingers throwing shots but Orlak is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Ninefingers is working for a kimura but Orlak is defending it quite comfortably.
Ninefingers is trying to control. Orlak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ninefingers wants to pass to mount but Orlak is defending the position.
Orlak tries to roll over but Ninefingers keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orlak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ninefingers backs up against the cage.
Orlak looks gassed!
Ninefingers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Orlak tries to clinch there but Ninefingers circles away.
Orlak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ninefingers throws a combination that misses
and Orlak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orlak misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlak. That's going to slow Ninefingers down.
Orlak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Orlak duly obliges.

It looks like Logen Ninefingers has been cut.
Orlak throws a looping overhand right but Ninefingers ducks down to avoid it.
Orlak fails with the takedown.
Ninefingers looks for a takedown but Orlak sprawls well.
Graf Orlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlak throws a series of strikes that have Ninefingers backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ninefingers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninefingers wants to control but Orlak is keeping him busy.
Orlak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ninefingers thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Orlak to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninefingers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ninefingers wants to control from the top but Orlak keeps moving.
Ninefingers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Orlak is looking to stand up but Ninefingers isn't so interested in that idea.
Ninefingers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlak is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ninefingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ninefingers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Orlak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ninefingers's guard now.
Orlak won't allow Ninefingers to sweep him here.
Ninefingers keeping moving, preventing Orlak from controlling successfully.

Ninefingers working for a triangle but Orlak defends it easily.

Ninefingers has his foot on Orlak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orlak works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers wants to sweep here but Orlak controlling him for the moment.
Ninefingers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ninefingers wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ninefingers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ninefingers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orlak is adopting a defensive guard.
Ninefingers throwing strikes from guard but Orlak blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninefingers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ninefingers is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlak keeping moving, preventing Ninefingers from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graf Orlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logen Ninefingers's cut.
That's time! Ninefingers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orlak scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ninefingers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Ninefingers bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ninefingers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Orlak parries the strikes from Ninefingers easily there. Ninefingers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orlak to escape.
Orlak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ninefingers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ninefingers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ninefingers misses with the ground and pound.
Orlak wants to control but Ninefingers postures up.
Ninefingers just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ninefingers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninefingers in side control, throwing shots but Orlak defends.
Ninefingers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlak throws out a loose jab but Ninefingers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninefingers throws a series of strikes that have Orlak backpedaling.

Orlak shoots in and bounces Ninefingers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ninefingers has his foot on Orlak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orlak works his way back into a safe position though.
Ninefingers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orlak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ninefingers wants to sweep here but Orlak controlling him for the moment.
Orlak 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.
Ninefingers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ninefingers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ninefingers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlak is one step ahead there.
Orlak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orlak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Orlak trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninefingers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlak preventing the sweep.
Ninefingers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Orlak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ninefingers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logen Ninefingers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Logen Ninefingers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Orlak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ninefingers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Orlak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Ninefingers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ninefingers working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak prevents Ninefingers from improving position.
Ninefingers lands an elbow.
Orlak taking a bit of punishment here - Ninefingers scoring with strikes.
Ninefingers is looking to take a break and control but Orlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlak is trying to get back to half guard.
Logen Ninefingers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ninefingers in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orlak wants to control but Ninefingers postures up.
Orlak is pushing Ninefingers's head away, looking to escape. Ninefingers manages to hold on to the position though.

Ninefingers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orlak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Orlak parries the strikes from Ninefingers easily there. Ninefingers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orlak to escape.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ninefingers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orlak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ninefingers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Ninefingers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Orlak, who protects the arm well.
Orlak is pushing Ninefingers's head away, looking to escape. Ninefingers manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ninefingers trying to control the action but Orlak is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Ninefingers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ninefingers trying to pass the guard but Orlak defending well.
Orlak wants to improve his position but Ninefingers is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ninefingers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orlak is in trouble now - Ninefingers has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logen Ninefingers had his way with Graf Orlak in that round.
The cut man is working on Logen Ninefingers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ninefingers closes the distance and clinches up with Orlak, looking for a takedown. Ninefingers pushes Orlak against the cage but Orlak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orlak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ninefingers.
Orlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orlak fails with a takedown attempt.

Ninefingers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orlak!

Ninefingers looking to secure an arm triangle but Orlak defends it well.
Orlak working to try and regain half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninefingers cracks Orlak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ninefingers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orlak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orlak is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Ninefingers looking to secure an arm triangle but Orlak defends it well.

Ninefingers is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Orlak has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ninefingers controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers is stalling here but it's allowed Orlak to get half guard.
Orlak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ninefingers.
Ninefingers is stalling here. Orlak is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ninefingers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orlak has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ninefingers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ninefingers is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers wants to get back to full guard.
Ninefingers trying to hold on to Orlak's head to control him but Orlak postures up.
Ninefingers is pressing down on Orlak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Orlak decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ninefingers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ninefingers is looking to take a break and control but Orlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlak wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninefingers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Orlak!
Ninefingers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ninefingers looking to control but Orlak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ninefingers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orlak?
Ninefingers with good strikes from the mount here!
Ninefingers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Orlak tries to hold on but Ninefingers postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logen Ninefingers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ninefingers 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logen Ninefingers!
Logen Ninefingers retains his light heavyweight title!