PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rosnovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nargit english (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.

Rosnovski
vs
english

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Rosnovski!
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, nargit english!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
english swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosnovski.

Rosnovski closes the distance and clinches.
Rosnovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but english blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosnovski leaning against his opponent.
Rosnovski lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosnovski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rosnovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of englishs head.
Rosnovski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosnovski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rosnovski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has english in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rosnovski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A knee to the head by Rosnovski.

It looks like nargit english has been cut.

english jumps guard.
Rosnovski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Rosnovski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but english manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rosnovski has english in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosnovski wants to stand up but english is controlling him.
Rosnovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rosnovski tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
english throws a big right hand that misses.

Rosnovski wriggles free and stands up.
Rosnovski tries to clinch up.
english shoots in for a takedown but Rosnovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosnovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but english swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosnovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but english paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosnovski tries to clinch up but english circles away and keeps his distance.
Rosnovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has english pinned against the cage. english gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rosnovski tries to clinch up.

english darts in and clinches Rosnovski up against the cage.
Rosnovski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
english fails to pull guard.
Rosnovski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rosnovski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rosnovski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rosnovski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rosnovski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosnovski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rosnovski tries to stall but english uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Rosnovski.
Rosnovski drops down looking for an ankle pick but english pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosnovski looks to clinch
and english counters with a three punch combo that has Rosnovski backing up. Rosnovski nods at english to acknowledge the strikes.
english shoots in but no luck this time.
Alex Rosnovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nargit english.
english looks gassed!
Rosnovski closes the distance but english moves to the side
and english makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rosnovski really felt that one!
Rosnovski tries to clinch but fails miserably

and english counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by english.
english wants to control from the top but Rosnovski keeps moving.
Rosnovski wants to get back to his feet but english is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
english lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

english drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and english jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rosnovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosnovski is looking to stand up but english isn't so interested in that idea.
english forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
english stops Rosnovski from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
english lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Rosnovski pushes english off and gets back to his feet.
Rosnovski clinches but english breaks the clinch

and english counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but nargit english will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on nargit english's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rosnovski closes the distance and clinches.
Rosnovski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
english wants a takedown.
Rosnovski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rosnovski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
english is trying to break free.
Rosnovski missing with knees to the body.
english tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rosnovski stalls.
Rosnovski misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosnovski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rosnovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
english drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alex Rosnovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nargit english.
Rosnovski prevents a takedown attempt there.
english is breathing heavily.
Rosnovski has english pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosnovski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rosnovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rosnovski lands an elbow just above english 's eye.
english blocks the elbow strike.
english gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rosnovski.
english drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rosnovski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosnovski darts in trying to clinch

and english counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rosnovski won't be happy with that.
Rosnovski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
english trying to control the position but Rosnovski is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by english.

english stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rosnovski closes the distance but english moves to the side
and english counters with a two punch combo.

Rosnovski has english up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosnovski stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
english has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

english pulls guard.
Rosnovski works over english with some ground and pound from guard.
Rosnovski wants to stand but english is controlling his posture from full guard.
english keeping full guard, as Rosnovski tries to pass.
english working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosnovski.
Rosnovski distracts english with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosnovski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of english is proving hard to escape from.
english working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosnovski.
english utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosnovski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as english works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rosnovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Rosnovski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up nargit english's cut even more.
english stalling in the clinch but Rosnovski improves position.
Rosnovski landing knees to the head.
Rosnovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rosnovski landing knees to the head.
Rosnovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but english blocks it with crossed arms.
english tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rosnovski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rosnovski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rosnovski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosnovski misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosnovski.
english dodges an elbow strike from Rosnovski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Rosnovski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on nargit english's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rosnovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Rosnovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosnovski tries to clinch but english moves away

and english counters with a takedown into side control.
english throws an elbow but Rosnovski slips to the side and avoids it well.
english has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosnovski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
english is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rosnovski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
An elbow from english crashes against the mat.
english takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

english working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosnovski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but english is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosnovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for english on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rosnovski wants to clinch but english slips to the side

and english moves into the clinch.

Rosnovski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
english trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Rosnovski pushes english off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rosnovski closes the distance looking to clinch

and english counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by english.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosnovski misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosnovski.
Rosnovski looking to throw knees to the head but english is blocking nicely.
Rosnovski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
english is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosnovski.
Rosnovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosnovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but english blocks it with crossed arms.
Rosnovski gets through english's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rosnovski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rosnovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rosnovski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
english is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rosnovski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rosnovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but english blocks it with crossed arms.
english is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alex Rosnovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nargit english.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosnovski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rosnovski.
Rosnovski has english pushed against the cage.
Rosnovski connects with a nasty looking knee right to english's face.
Rosnovski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but english has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
english takes an elbow to the temple.
Rosnovski landing knees to the head.
Rosnovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
english takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rosnovski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
english goes for a takedown attempt but Rosnovski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rosnovski darts in trying to clinch

and english counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
english stops Rosnovski from standing up.
english trying to control but Rosnovski is working from the bottom.

english stands up from Rosnovski's guard - english perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rosnovski wants to clinch up but english keeps it at a distance.

Rosnovski moves into the clinch.
Rosnovski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
nargit english comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think english has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!