PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Borisavljevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kent
vs
Borisavljevic

190 cm
21
255 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
23
248 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Borisavljevic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisavljevic looks for a takedown but Kent sprawls well.
Kent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Borisavljevic is able to avoid easily.
Borisavljevic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kent is fending him off so far but Borisavljevic persists. Nope, Kent circles away and we're back to standing.
Kent scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Borisavljevic fails with the takedown.
Clark Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Borisavljevic.
Nice jab there from Kent.

Borisavljevic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Borisavljevic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kent wants to stand and escape but Borisavljevic is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borisavljevic.
Borisavljevic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borisavljevic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kent being controlled here, momentarily.
Borisavljevic throws a strike but Kent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borisavljevic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

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.
Borisavljevic pulls Kent in to control the position.
Borisavljevic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Borisavljevic controlling Kent's posture.
Kent wants to control from the top but Borisavljevic keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisavljevic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Borisavljevic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kent being controlled here momentarily.
Borisavljevic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Borisavljevic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kent wants to pass the guard but Borisavljevic is keeping the position.
Borisavljevic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borisavljevic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kent throws out the jab.
Borisavljevic misses with a takedown attempt - Kent sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Borisavljevic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kent napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Borisavljevic lands a nice forearm strike.
Borisavljevic scores with punches from side control.
Borisavljevic is staying tight to Kent's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Clark Kent will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kent stuffs the takedown.
Kent lands a right hook to the body.
Kent throws a series of strikes that have Borisavljevic backpedaling.
Kent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kent throws a series of punches but Borisavljevic moves out of range.
Borisavljevic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kent pinned against the cage. Kent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kent throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Borisavljevic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kent did well to prevent Borisavljevic getting side control.
Borisavljevic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borisavljevic is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Borisavljevic in particular looking to stall.
Borisavljevic thows a huge punch but Kent dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borisavljevic controlling the pace.
Kent keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisavljevic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Borisavljevic not doing much here.
Borisavljevic wants to free his trapped foot but Kent is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Borisavljevic content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisavljevic wants to pass the guard but Kent is defending well.
Kent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borisavljevic.

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.
Borisavljevic controlling the action here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nikolai Borisavljevic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borisavljevic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Kent as Borisavljevic shoots in.
Clark Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Borisavljevic.
Borisavljevic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kent connects with a looping right hand.
Borisavljevic checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clark Kent will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Borisavljevic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kent defends it nicely.
Kent throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Borisavljevic shoots in for a takedown but Kent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent tries a low kick but Borisavljevic avoids it.
No luck for Borisavljevic with that takedown attempt.
Clark Kent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Borisavljevic.
Kent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borisavljevic in his tracks.
Borisavljevic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kent as Borisavljevic shoots in.
Borisavljevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borisavljevic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kent defends it nicely.
Clark Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Kent gets caught flat footed, as Borisavljevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borisavljevic is one step ahead there.
Kent wants to stand up but Borisavljevic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisavljevic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borisavljevic is looking to work some ground and pound but Kent has wrist control.
Kent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borisavljevic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisavljevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Borisavljevic fails with the takedown.
Kent misses with a low kick.

Borisavljevic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Borisavljevic.
Borisavljevic controls the position from side control.
Borisavljevic cracks Kent with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nikolai Borisavljevic has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borisavljevic landing strikes.
Kent is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borisavljevic controls the position.
Nikolai Borisavljevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisavljevic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kent!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Borisavljevic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kent 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!