PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Valerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texans Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen FACE THE PAIN as his entrance music. Texans Kane looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Valerovich
vs
Kane

195 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandre Valerovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Texans Kane!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kane stuffs the takedown attempt from Valerovich. Valerovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.

Valerovich clinches.
Valerovich has Kane pushed against the cage.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valerovich leaning against his opponent.
Kane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Valerovich prevents it.

Valerovich drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Valerovich managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexandre Valerovich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Valerovich has Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.

Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valerovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerovich stuffs the takedown.
Alexandre Valerovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Texans Kane.

Valerovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Valerovich is looking for a kimura but Kane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Valerovich to get the leverage.
Valerovich content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valerovich winds up and cracks Kane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerovich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Valerovich gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Valerovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.

Valerovich decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kane to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valerovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Valerovich passes Kane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Valerovich in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valerovich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Valerovich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Valerovich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Valerovich showed some decent athleticism there.
Valerovich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Valerovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Valerovich content to control rather than advance.
Kane is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valerovich gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Valerovich shoots for a takedown but Kane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane shoots and misses

and Valerovich counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Valerovich to work.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Valerovich.

Valerovich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Valerovich controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Valerovich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valerovich has a closed guard, preventing Kane from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Valerovich throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Valerovich throwing short punches from the bottom.
Valerovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valerovich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kane!
Valerovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valerovich'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Valerovich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Valerovich fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexandre Valerovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Valerovich which made him look bad.
Valerovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.

It looks like Texans Kane has been cut.
Valerovich fails with the takedown.

Valerovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valerovich.
Valerovich blocking some punches.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerovich is trying to drag Kane to the mat but Kane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Valerovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valerovich wants a takedown but no success here.

Valerovich jumps guard and drags Kane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kane is fighting to break Valerovich's control of his arms but Valerovich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Valerovich looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Valerovich controlling Kane's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane wanted to stand there but Valerovich had control of the position.
Valerovich is controlling Kane's posture.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane is looking to stand up but Valerovich won't let him.
Valerovich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Valerovich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexandre Valerovich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Valerovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kane's hands.
Texans Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valerovich looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.

Valerovich darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Valerovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Valerovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane tries to clinch up but Valerovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Valerovich thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Valerovich forces Kane back against the cage and clinches.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valerovich is looking for a takedown.
Kane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valerovich wants to take the fight to the mat but Kane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valerovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valerovich is trying to drag Kane to the mat but Kane just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Valerovich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kane smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Valerovich.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Valerovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valerovich 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Valerovich!