PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 4754 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Roman Abramovich (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.

Sins
vs
Abramovich

183 cm
18
174
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
220
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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, Johnny Sins!
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, Roman Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Sins, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Abramovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sins tries to buck Abramovich off but Abramovich is having none of it.
Sins is not content to let Abramovich control the position.
Abramovich wants to stand but Sins has his arm trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramovich happy to just control the position for now.
Sins can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins pushes Abramovich away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abramovich gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Abramovich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sins to see if he's OK.
Abramovich laying and praying for a moment but Sins takes advantage and regains half guard.

Sins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abramovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Abramovich stalling away here and it's allowed Sins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Sins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abramovich defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins working a defensive guard here.
Abramovich stands up over Sins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abramovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abramovich wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
Abramovich throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abramovich jabs Sins to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Abramovich shoots in and gets a takedown into Sins's guard.
Sins keeping moving, preventing Abramovich from controlling successfully.

Sins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abramovich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abramovich wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
Sins tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sins is proving hard to escape from.
Abramovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abramovich wants to pass the guard but Sins is keeping the position.
Abramovich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abramovich 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.
Abramovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Abramovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sins's guard.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

Sins breaks the clinch.

Abramovich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Abramovich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abramovich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sins is trying to control the position but Abramovich postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins is pulling down on Abramovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Abramovich, at least for the moment.
Sins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abramovich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abramovich wants to pass the guard but Sins is keeping the position.
Abramovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Sins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abramovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abramovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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.
Abramovich 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.
Abramovich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abramovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abramovich controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abramovich.

Sins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich wants to get back to his feet.
Abramovich is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Abramovich kicks Sins off and gets back to his feet.

Abramovich gets a double leg takedown into Sins's guard.
Sins keeping full guard, as Abramovich tries to pass.
Abramovich is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sins tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Sins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abramovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sins is keeping the position for now.
Sins being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abramovich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abramovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abramovich throws a right and a left that Sins avoids nicely.
Sins doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Abramovich counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Abramovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Abramovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sins's guard.

Abramovich stands and steps away. Sins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sins shoots in for a takedown but Abramovich shows good takedown defense.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sins enables Abramovich to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sins wants to get back to his feet but Abramovich passes into half guard.

Abramovich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sins wants to control but Abramovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abramovich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sins!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sins is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sins is squirming around, avoiding Abramovich's attempts to control the action.
Abramovich controlling from mount.
Sins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sins tries to get out of the position.
Abramovich trying to control but Sins is having none of it.
Sins taking shots to the head.

That's two 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.

Sins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abramovich.
Sins is squirming around, avoiding Abramovich's attempts to control the action.
Sins can't escape the position.
Abramovich controlling the pace for now.
Abramovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abramovich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abramovich controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Abramovich controlling the pace for now.
Abramovich is landing with some decent strikes but Sins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abramovich trying to control but Sins is having none of it.
Abramovich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sins hang on?
Sins is in a horrible position here. Abramovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Abramovich controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abramovich content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Sins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abramovich looking to control but Sins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abramovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sins is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Abramovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abramovich 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!

Roman Abramovich wins by unanimous decision!