PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladmir Pastroyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pastroyka
vs
Dusk

197 cm
22
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladmir Pastroyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Dusk!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pastroyka leaves Dusk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Pastroyka instigates a clinch.

Pastroyka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pastroyka wants to take a breather but Dusk is having none of it.
Pastroyka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dusk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pastroyka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dusk is refusing to be controlled, as Pastroyka sits in half guard.
Dusk looks gassed!

Pastroyka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dusk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pastroyka.

Pastroyka is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pastroyka slips a nice elbow through Dusk's hands, connecting with Dusk's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pastroyka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Pastroyka there.
Pastroyka lands with a punch from half guard.
Pastroyka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pastroyka working Dusk over with strikes.
Pastroyka is trying to control the action in half guard but Dusk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pastroyka works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pastroyka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastroyka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dusk is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pastroyka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dusk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Pastroyka looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pastroyka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pastroyka controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pastroyka jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dusk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dusk and Pastroyka has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pastroyka is staying tight to Dusk's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Pastroyka goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dusk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pastroyka's guard! Nice work there by Dusk!
Pastroyka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk tries to reverse the position but Pastroyka maintains control.
Pastroyka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pastroyka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dusk's face.
Dusk taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pastroyka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Pastroyka has hold of Dusk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dusk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Dusk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pastroyka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Pastroyka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dusk looks to clinch

and Pastroyka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pastroyka.
Pastroyka works over Dusk with some ground and pound from guard.
Dusk has momentary wrist control but Pastroyka slips an elbow through the middle.
Pastroyka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pastroyka advances nicely into full mount.

Pastroyka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dusk has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dusk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pastroyka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dusk's face.
Dusk is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pastroyka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dusk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pastroyka is working for a guillotine from mount but Dusk frees his head quite easily.
Pastroyka with shots to the head and body - Dusk looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Lucifer Dusk has been cut.
Pastroyka working the ground and pound effectively.

Pastroyka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pastroyka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Pastroyka is going olschool here, as he tries to force Dusk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dusk shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pastroyka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pastroyka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Pastroyka is working for a guillotine from mount but Dusk frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pastroyka working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Pastroyka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pastroyka with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Pastroyka is working for a guillotine from mount but Dusk frees his head quite easily.
Dusk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pastroyka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pastroyka scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Pastroyka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dusk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pastroyka lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pastroyka controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladmir Pastroyka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucifer Dusk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pastroyka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pastroyka lands an elbow.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dusk has eaten all the pies!
Dusk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vladmir Pastroyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pastroyka trying to control the action but Dusk is working from the bottom.

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

Pastroyka is trying to get an arm triangle but Dusk is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pastroyka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pastroyka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Pastroyka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dusk tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dusk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pastroyka advances nicely into full mount.
Pastroyka working the ground and pound effectively.
Pastroyka breaks from Dusk's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That has opened up Lucifer Dusk's cut even more.
Pastroyka cracks Dusk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

The cut above Lucifer Dusk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladmir Pastroyka!