PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Ontheturntables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Papadopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ontheturntables
vs
Papadopoulos

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Ontheturntables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ontheturntables paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Ontheturntables sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ontheturntables shoots in but Papadopoulos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ontheturntables closes the distance and clinches up with Papadopoulos, looking for a takedown. Ontheturntables pushes Papadopoulos against the cage but Papadopoulos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ontheturntables.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Ontheturntables. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown

and Ontheturntables counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ontheturntables is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Papadopoulos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Papadopoulos has escaped and now he's on top!
Papadopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Papadopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papadopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ontheturntables swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Ontheturntables rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ontheturntables is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ontheturntables trying to control but Papadopoulos is working from the bottom.

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.
Ontheturntables showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ontheturntables throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ontheturntables slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. DJ Ontheturntables just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Papadopoulos shoots and misses

so Ontheturntables counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ontheturntables looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ontheturntables seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Papadopoulos for as long as he can get away with.
Ontheturntables stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papadopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ontheturntables controlling from the top position.
Ontheturntables chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos wants to stand up but Ontheturntables is controlling him.
Ontheturntables pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papadopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position.
Ontheturntables makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Ontheturntables dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Papadopoulos throws a head kick that misses

and Ontheturntables counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ontheturntables.
Ontheturntables in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadopoulos being controlled here, momentarily.
Ontheturntables'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.
Papadopoulos wants to get back to his feet but Ontheturntables is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Ontheturntables throwing strikes but missing.
Ontheturntables is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontheturntables missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ontheturntables postures up.
Ontheturntables sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papadopoulos keeping moving, preventing Ontheturntables from controlling successfully.

Ontheturntables drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Papadopoulos dives on top into guard.
Papadopoulos wants to control from the top but Ontheturntables keeps moving.

That's two 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.
Ontheturntables looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopoulos is one step ahead there.
Papadopoulos wants to control from the top but Ontheturntables keeps moving.
Ontheturntables is adopting a defensive guard.
Ontheturntables keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadopoulos throws and elbow that misses. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Ontheturntables!
Ontheturntables trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ontheturntables counters with a single leg into guard. Papadopoulos didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ontheturntables passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ontheturntables goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Papadopoulos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ontheturntables's guard! Nice work there by Papadopoulos!
Papadopoulos throws and elbow that misses. Ontheturntables uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Ontheturntables!
Ontheturntables throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Ontheturntables dominated that second round.
That's time! Ontheturntables's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Papadopoulos.
Ontheturntables dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown

and Ontheturntables counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Papadopoulos!
Ontheturntables lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Papadopoulos hang on?
Ontheturntables controlling from mount.
DJ Ontheturntables overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontheturntables looking to control but Papadopoulos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papadopoulos regains half guard.
Ontheturntables stalling away here and it's allowed Papadopoulos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ontheturntables looking to sit in guard and control but Papadopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Papadopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ontheturntables swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ontheturntables wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Papadopoulos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Papadopoulos is in close to Ontheturntables's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ontheturntables holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Ontheturntables rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ontheturntables sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Papadopoulos's guard.
Ontheturntables content to control rather than advance.

The referee stands the fighters back up. DJ Ontheturntables just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Papadopoulos wants to clinch but Ontheturntables slips to the side

and Ontheturntables counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Papadopoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ontheturntables looking to sit in guard and control but Papadopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Papadopoulos!
George Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papadopoulos wants to control but Ontheturntables is having none of it.
Papadopoulos is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
DJ Ontheturntables is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ontheturntables controlling the pace for now.
Ontheturntables working Papadopoulos over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Ontheturntables showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ontheturntables, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Ontheturntables!