PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hovanes Avelyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avelyan's entrance music is Take him outh.. A fine choice. Gorgy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nostalgia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avelyan
vs
Gorgy

180 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hovanes Avelyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gorgy.
Gorgy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Avelyan.

Avelyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Avelyan controlling the action here.
Avelyan is stalling here. Gorgy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Avelyan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gorgy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Gorgy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Gorgy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Avelyan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gorgy's guard! Nice work there by Avelyan!
Gorgy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Avelyan!
Avelyan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Avelyan tries to get out of the position.
Gorgy seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Avelyan is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Avelyan is looking to escape.
Avelyan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
Avelyan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Gorgy's lack of action.
Gorgy is looking to take a break and control but Avelyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorgy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gorgy is looking to advance position but Avelyan won't allow it.
Gorgy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gorgy wants to free his trapped foot but Avelyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy is looking to take a break and control but Avelyan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gorgy prevents Avelyan from improving his position.
Avelyan is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorgy wants to free his trapped foot but Avelyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four 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.
Avelyan is looking to improve his position.
Gorgy wants to pass the guard but Avelyan is defending well.
Avelyan is pressing down on Gorgy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Avelyan wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avelyan keeping full guard, as Gorgy tries to pass.
Avelyan pulls Gorgy in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maxim Gorgy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Avelyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Avelyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorgy is just out of range.
Avelyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avelyan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Avelyan wants to clinch up but Gorgy keeps it at a distance.
Gorgy lands with a nice combination. Avelyan backs away looking to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gorgy. Avelyan shrugs it off though.
Hovanes Avelyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorgy lands a slapping body shot.
Gorgy lands with a slapping head kick.
Avelyan throws a right and a left that Gorgy avoids nicely.

Avelyan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avelyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorgy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorgy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Gorgy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Avelyan postures up and lands a big shot to Gorgy's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Avelyan's guard.
Gorgy is breathing heavily.
Gorgy won't allow Avelyan to sweep him here.
Gorgy trying to control the position from guard on top but Avelyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avelyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorgy is one step ahead there.
Avelyan pulls Gorgy in to control the position.

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.
Gorgy stopping the sweep attempt from Avelyan.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gorgy thumps Avelyan with a low kick.
Gorgy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorgy scores with a head kick. Avelyan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Avelyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorgy tries to avoid it but Avelyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorgy to the ground. Gorgy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avelyan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Gorgy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Avelyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Gorgy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Avelyan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gorgy's head.
Avelyan lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy keeping moving, preventing Avelyan from controlling successfully.
Avelyan with a nice head shot there.
Avelyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorgy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Avelyan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Avelyan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Avelyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Avelyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorgy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorgy wants to sweep here but Avelyan controlling him for the moment.
Avelyan throws a big right hand that misses.
Avelyan distracts Gorgy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Gorgy has his foot on Avelyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avelyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Avelyan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Avelyan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avelyan cracks Gorgy with a solid left hand.
Avelyan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Avelyan advances position into side control!
Avelyan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Avelyan unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Avelyan.
Gorgy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gorgy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gorgy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorgy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gorgy is still in real trouble! Can Avelyan finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avelyan controlling his opponent.
Gorgy takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Avelyan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hovanes Avelyan!