PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Belikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocell Satqiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belikov comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Doomsday Jesus. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Belikov
vs
Satqiel

201 cm
26
305 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

225 cm
22
351 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Belikov!
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, Crocell Satqiel!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Satqiel misses the jab.
Belikov walks into a straight right hand from Satqiel.
Satqiel ducks under a wild hook from Belikov.
Belikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satqiel.
Satqiel throws a jab but it's blocked by Belikov.
Belikov misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Satqiel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Satqiel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Satqiel lands in his opponent's guard.
Satqiel scoring with some ground and pound.
Satqiel throwing strikes from guard but Belikov blocks nicely.
Belikov being controlled here, momentarily.
Satqiel stopping the sweep attempt from Belikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belikov is trying to keep Satqiel in close.
Belikov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Satqiel's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Satqiel is on top in guard.
Belikov is trying to control the position but Satqiel postures up.
Satqiel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satqiel trying to control but Belikov is working from the bottom.
Satqiel stopping the sweep attempt from Belikov.
Belikov pulls Satqiel in to control the position.

Grigori Belikov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Satqiel misses.
Satqiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satqiel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Satqiel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov misses with a head kick.
Satqiel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Satqiel slips under a jab from Belikov.
Satqiel has a takedown stuffed.
Satqiel looks gassed!
Belikov works Satqiel's body with a nice hook.
Satqiel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belikov misses with a straight left.
Belikov misses the shot to the body.
Belikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satqiel manages to avoid it.
Belikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Satqiel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satqiel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belikov.
Belikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satqiel manages to avoid it.

Belikov moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Satqiel goes down! Can Belikov finish him!?

Satqiel is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belikov wants to stand but Satqiel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Satqiel keeping moving, preventing Belikov from controlling successfully.
Belikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belikov trying to control but Satqiel is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Belikov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Satqiel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Belikov dominated that round.
That's time! Belikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belikov throws a shot from downtown. Satqiel moves away and avoids it.
Belikov misses with a looping left.
Satqiel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grigori Belikov is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Satqiel blocks the leg kick.
Satqiel throws a hook to the side of Belikov's head but Belikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belikov misses with a hook.
Belikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Belikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belikov throws a wild body kick that Satqiel sees coming a mile off.
Satqiel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belikov looks for the body kick but Satqiel saw that one coming.
Satqiel jabs Belikov right on the nose. Belikov blinks but takes it well.
Satqiel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satqiel scores with a decent looking hook.
Belikov throws a push kick but Satqiel slaps the foot to one side.
Satqiel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Belikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satqiel moves away.
Belikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Satqiel throws out the jab.
Belikov throws a hook but Satqiel avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Satqiel.
Belikov misses with a combination
and Belikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belikov looks to throw a body kick
and Satqiel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Satqiel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belikov.
Satqiel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Satqiel tests Belikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Satqiel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Satqiel, as that shot connected.
Satqiel blocks a head kick by Belikov.
Belikov misses with a body punch
and Satqiel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belikov misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Satqiel. Beautiful body shot.
Satqiel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satqiel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Satqiel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Satqiel lands a head shot.
Grigori Belikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satqiel punishes Belikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Satqiel lands with an overhand left.
Satqiel lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov throws a head kick but Satqiel moves out of range.
Satqiel sizes up Belikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Satqiel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Satqiel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belikov has time to react.
A jab from Belikov misses.
Belikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Satqiel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belikov.

Satqiel shoots in and bounces Belikov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Belikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Satqiel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Satqiel stopping the sweep attempt from Belikov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satqiel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Satqiel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Satqiel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Belikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Satqiel on the ground.
Belikov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Satqiel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Satqiel is keen to just control but Belikov is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Satqiel winds up and cracks Belikov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belikov is looking to control Satqiel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belikov avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crocell Satqiel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Belikov throws a shot from downtown. Satqiel moves away and avoids it.
Belikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satqiel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Satqiel lands a slapping body shot.
Belikov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Belikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Satqiel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Satqiel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Satqiel trying to control the action but Belikov is working from the bottom.
Belikov tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satqiel trying to control the position but Belikov is working away.
Satqiel working the ground and pound but Belikov is defending the strikes.
Belikov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Satqiel trying to control the action but Belikov is working from the bottom.
Belikov is looking for a sweep.
Satqiel cracks Belikov with a big right hand but Belikov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belikov is trying to get back to half guard.
Belikov struggling a bit here.
Satqiel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Satqiel landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Belikov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belikov tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Belikov looks to move to half guard but instead Satqiel has passed into mount! Damn!
Satqiel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crocell Satqiel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belikov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belikov tries to hold on but Satqiel postures up.
Belikov is in a horrible position here. Satqiel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belikov is looking to get to half guard.
Satqiel lands a heavy elbow.

Satqiel with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Belikov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crocell Satqiel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Satqiel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crocell Satqiel!