PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Blinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Blinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Artem Blinov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Blinov
vs
Blinov

192 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Artem Blinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Blinov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Artem Blinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artem Blinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Artem Blinov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Artem Blinov swivels and escapes.
Artem Blinov looks to clinch

and Artem Blinov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Artem Blinov decides to stand up.
Artem Blinov tries to clinch but Artem Blinov moves away

and Artem Blinov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Artem Blinov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Artem Blinov is proving hard to escape from.

Artem Blinov is working an open guard so Artem Blinov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Artem Blinov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Artem Blinov.
Artem Blinov shoots in for a takedown but Artem Blinov shows good takedown defense.
Artem Blinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Blinov.
Artem Blinov moves in looking to clinch but Artem Blinov pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Artem Blinov rushes Artem Blinov and presses him up against the cage.
Artem Blinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artem Blinov tries to pull guard but Artem Blinov holds him up against the cage and eventually Artem Blinov drops back down to his feet.
Artem Blinov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Artem Blinov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Artem Blinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Artem Blinov has double underhooks.
Artem Blinov misses with a knee to the head.
Artem Blinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Artem Blinov gets underhooks to prevent Artem Blinov's takedown attempt.
Artem Blinov wants to stall.
Artem Blinov is trying to drag Artem Blinov to the mat but Artem Blinov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Artem Blinov missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Artem Blinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Artem Blinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Artem Blinov dives in and grabs Artem Blinov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artem Blinov pushes down on Artem Blinov's head and hops out.
Artem Blinov tries for a takedown but Artem Blinov circles away easily

and Artem Blinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Artem Blinov tries to break the clinch but Artem Blinov is controlling the position.
Artem Blinov wants to stall.
Come on Artem Blinov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Artem Blinov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Artem Blinov smiles and moves away.
Artem Blinov is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Artem Blinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Artem Blinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Artem Blinov is breathing heavily.
Artem Blinov closes the distance but Artem Blinov moves to the side
and Artem Blinov counters with a series of strikes. Artem Blinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Artem Blinov has his takedown stuffed

and Artem Blinov counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov content to stall in guard here.
Artem Blinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Artem Blinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artem Blinov controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Artem Blinov misses with a kick to the body.
Artem Blinov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Artem Blinov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Artem Blinov wants to get back to his feet.
Artem Blinov trying to control from the bottom.
Artem Blinov wants to get back to his feet.

Artem Blinov actively working from the bottom here.
Artem Blinov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artem Blinov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Artem Blinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Artem Blinov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Artem Blinov to stand up.

Artem Blinov darts in and clinches Artem Blinov up against the cage.
Artem Blinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artem Blinov.
Artem Blinov avoiding damage.

Artem Blinov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Artem Blinov manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Artem Blinov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Artem Blinov decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov tries to clinch
and Artem Blinov counters with a left to the body.

Artem Blinov clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Artem Blinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Artem Blinov is trying to break the clinch but Artem Blinov is controlling him.
Artem Blinov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Artem Blinov's defenses.
Artem Blinov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Artem Blinov connects with a knee to the head.
Artem Blinov prevents a body shot from Artem Blinov.
Artem Blinov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Artem Blinov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artem Blinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov looking to stall.
Artem Blinov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Artem Blinov up against the cage.
Artem Blinov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Artem Blinov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Artem Blinov is struggling to control the position.

Artem Blinov breaks from the clinch.
Artem Blinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Artem Blinov counters with a straight right hand.
Artem Blinov tries to clinch up

and Artem Blinov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artem Blinov.

Artem Blinov stands up out of the half guard.
Artem Blinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Artem Blinov has time to react.
Artem Blinov misses with a takedown attempt - Artem Blinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Blinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artem Blinov tries to clinch but Artem Blinov moves away

and Artem Blinov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Artem Blinov!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artem Blinov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Artem Blinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artem Blinov dominated that second round.
That's time! Artem Blinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Artem Blinov tries for a takedown but Artem Blinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Artem Blinov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Artem Blinov fails with the takedown
and Artem Blinov counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artem Blinov wants to clinch

and Artem Blinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Artem Blinov stops Artem Blinov from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artem Blinov stopping the sweep attempt from Artem Blinov.
Artem Blinov wants to get up but he can't break Artem Blinov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Artem Blinov is fighting to break Artem Blinov's control of his arms but Artem Blinov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Artem Blinov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Artem Blinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Artem Blinov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Artem Blinov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Artem Blinov dives in and grabs Artem Blinov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Artem Blinov pushes down on Artem Blinov's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov closes the distance but Artem Blinov moves to the side
and Artem Blinov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Artem Blinov lands a jab-cross combination.

Artem Blinov rushes Artem Blinov and presses him up against the cage.

Artem Blinov successfully pulls guard.
Artem Blinov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Artem Blinov stands up and waves to Artem Blinov to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artem Blinov clinches but Artem Blinov breaks the clinch

and Artem Blinov counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Artem Blinov kicks Artem Blinov off and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Artem Blinov as Artem Blinov shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artem Blinov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Artem Blinov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Artem Blinov's guard.
Artem Blinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artem Blinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artem Blinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Artem Blinov being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Blinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Artem Blinov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Blinov!