PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gepeto Pinoquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Archavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinoquio has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Pinoquio
vs
Archavin

198 cm
26
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

216 cm
21
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gepeto Pinoquio!
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, Zane Archavin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pinoquio.
Pinoquio is breathing heavily.
Archavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pinoquio but Pinoquio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Pinoquio. No joy for Archavin on that attempt.
Archavin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinoquio tries to avoid it but Archavin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinoquio to the ground. Pinoquio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Archavin.
Pinoquio misses with a left hand
and Archavin counters with a head kick. That will keep Pinoquio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice takedown defense from Pinoquio. No joy for Archavin on that attempt.

Archavin clinches with his opponent.
Pinoquio stops a takedown attempt from Archavin.

Archavin manages to break the clinch.
Archavin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Archavin moves away from the strike by Pinoquio.

Archavin moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archavin has Pinoquio pressed against the cage, preventing Pinoquio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archavin is trying to pull guard but Pinoquio has him pressed against the cage.

Archavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Archavin swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Archavin is defended easily by Pinoquio.
Archavin looks to land a combination but Pinoquio avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Pinoquio. No joy for Archavin on that attempt.
Pinoquio keeps the fight on the outside.
Pinoquio loads up on a big right hand but Archavin slips the punch.
Archavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinoquio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archavin wants to clinch up but Pinoquio keeps it at a distance.
Archavin misses with a takedown attempt - Pinoquio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Archavin misses with a double jab.
Pinoquio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Archavin or perhaps it was just good defense by Pinoquio which made him look bad.
Gepeto Pinoquio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinoquio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archavin defending well as Pinoquio loads up on a big left hand.
Archavin shoots in but Pinoquio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinoquio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinoquio is fending him off so far but Archavin persists. Nope, Pinoquio circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinoquio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinoquio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinoquio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Archavin.
Archavin throws a shot from downtown. Pinoquio moves away and avoids it.
Pinoquio leaves Archavin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Archavin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinoquio to score with a decent uppercut.
Archavin shoots for a takedown but Pinoquio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pinoquio lands with a nice combination. Archavin backs away looking to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinoquio misses the target.
Pinoquio misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pinoquio.
Archavin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pinoquio as he avoids it easily.
Gepeto Pinoquio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinoquio connects with a crisp jab.
Archavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Archavin dives in and grabs Pinoquio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinoquio pushes down on Archavin's head and hops out.
Archavin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Archavin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pinoquio swivels and escapes.
Pinoquio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Archavin.
Pinoquio misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Archavin rushes Pinoquio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Archavin manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zane Archavin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Archavin is looking to clinch.
Archavin slips under a jab.
Pinoquio stuffs the takedown attempt from Archavin. Archavin gets slowly back to his feet.
Archavin closes the distance and clinches up with Pinoquio, looking for a takedown. Archavin pushes Pinoquio against the cage but Pinoquio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pinoquio misses with a straight right.
Archavin is looking to slow Pinoquio down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Pinoquio. No joy for Archavin on that attempt.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Archavin.
Archavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Archavin clinches up with Pinoquio and pushes him back against the cage.

Archavin manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinoquio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archavin shoots for a takedown but Pinoquio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Archavin with that takedown attempt.
Archavin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinoquio pinned against the cage. Pinoquio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinoquio punishes Archavin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinoquio lands with an uppercut that bounces Archavin off the cage and back into range.
Archavin shoots in but no luck this time.
Pinoquio misses with a straight left.
Pinoquio misses with a lunging right hand
and Archavin counters with a nice body kick.
Pinoquio lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio throws a poor cross that misses
and Archavin counters with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Archavin.
Nice defenses there by Archavin.
Pinoquio ducks under a wild hook from Archavin.
Gepeto Pinoquio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinoquio just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinoquio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archavin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archavin tries to clinch but Pinoquio is having none of it.
Pinoquio jabs at Archavin's body.
Archavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Pinoquio tries to sprawl out of it but Archavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pinoquio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zane Archavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinoquio lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archavin dives in and grabs Pinoquio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinoquio pushes down on Archavin's head and hops out.
Archavin closes the distance and clinches up with Pinoquio, looking for a takedown. Archavin pushes Pinoquio against the cage but Pinoquio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown but Pinoquio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pinoquio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Archavin.
No luck for Archavin with that takedown attempt.
Pinoquio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Archavin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archavin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Archavin closes the distance and clinches up with Pinoquio, looking for a takedown. Archavin pushes Pinoquio against the cage but Pinoquio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pinoquio misses with a looping right.

Archavin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Archavin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Archavin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pinoquio postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zane Archavin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinoquio. Archavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archavin lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Archavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Archavin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Pinoquio as Archavin shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Archavin. That snapped Pinoquio's head back.
Pinoquio misses with a straight right.
Archavin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pinoquio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Archavin.
Archavin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pinoquio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinoquio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Archavin under the eye.
Archavin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Archavin.
Nice cross by Pinoquio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archavin shoots in but Pinoquio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Archavin avoids the body shot from Pinoquio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinoquio.
Archavin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinoquio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Archavin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Archavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinoquio misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Pinoquio as Archavin shoots in.
Archavin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Archavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinoquio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinoquio misses with a looping left.
Archavin shoots for a takedown but Pinoquio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Archavin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Archavin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Archavin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinoquio defends it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinoquio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Archavin clinches.
Archavin crunches a lovely knee into Pinoquio's ribcage.
Archavin slows down the pace here.
Pinoquio is trying to break the clinch but Archavin is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Archavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinoquio swinging wildly here.
Archavin dives in and grabs Pinoquio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinoquio pushes down on Archavin's head and hops out.
Pinoquio throws a jab when Archavin was well out of range.
Pinoquio swats away the attempt to clinch by Archavin.
Archavin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pinoquio avoids the head kick by Archavin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinoquio lands a nice shot to the body.
Archavin fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinoquio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archavin dodges the punch combination from Pinoquio.
Archavin wants to clinch up but Pinoquio keeps it at a distance.
Pinoquio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archavin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinoquio tries to avoid it but Archavin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinoquio to the ground. Pinoquio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinoquio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Archavin at a distance.
Gepeto Pinoquio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zane Archavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, jab by Pinoquio - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gepeto Pinoquio.
I think Archavin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Archavin!