PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Afichuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Fulton
vs
Afichuk

203 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Afichuk!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Afichuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fulton to the mat! Fulton manages to get full guard.
Fulton looking for a sweep. Not yet Fulton, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Afichuk wants to stand but Fulton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Afichuk wants to control from the top but Fulton keeps moving.
Afichuk won't allow Fulton to sweep him here.
Fulton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fulton keeping moving, preventing Afichuk from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Afichuk.

Afichuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fulton to the mat! Fulton manages to get full guard.
Fulton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Afichuk controls the pace.

Afichuk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fulton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Afichuk, into his guard.
Fulton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Afichuk is proving hard to escape from.
Fulton lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afichuk is trying to control the position but Fulton postures up.
Fulton wants to stand but Afichuk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fulton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Afichuk tries to strike from the bottom.
Fulton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fulton scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fulton wanted to stand there but Afichuk had control of the position.
Fulton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fulton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Afichuk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton with a nice head shot there.
Fulton throws a big right hand that misses.
Afichuk is trying to control the position but Fulton postures up.
Afichuk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fulton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fulton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Afichuk's head.
Fulton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fulton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fulton stands up over Afichuk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fulton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Fulton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Afichuk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fulton, into his guard.
Fulton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fulton dominating with strikes here.
Fulton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fulton controlling from the full mount.
Fulton punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afichuk wants to control but Fulton is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Fulton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Afichuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Afichuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Fulton won't allow it.

Afichuk breaks the clinch.
Afichuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fulton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fulton throws a head kick but Afichuk moves out of range.
Fulton tries to clinch there but Afichuk circles away.

Afichuk scores with a takedown into Fulton's guard.
Fulton wants to sweep but no luck.
Afichuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton wants to hit a switch here but Afichuk passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fulton there!

Afichuk goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fulton turns into him and now he's in Afichuk's guard.

Fulton drops back looking for a leg! Afichuk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Afichuk manages to kick Fulton off! Fulton jumps back into Afichuk's guard.
Fulton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fulton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fulton landing some decent shots from guard.
Fulton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Afichuk is trying to control the position but Fulton postures up.
Fulton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fulton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Afichuk is proving hard to escape from.
Fulton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afichuk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fulton.
Fulton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pedro Fulton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fulton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afichuk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fulton controls the pace.
Afichuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Afichuk is on top in guard.
Afichuk stopping the sweep attempt from Fulton.
Fulton trying to keep a closed guard but Afichuk is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Afichuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afichuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Fulton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Afichuk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fulton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Afichuk is breathing heavily.
Afichuk tries to free his leg and advance position but Fulton is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Afichuk throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Fulton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fulton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fulton tries a head kick but it misses.
Fulton circles away from the clinch attempt

so Fulton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fulton throwing strikes from guard but Afichuk blocks nicely.
Afichuk looking for a sweep. Not yet Afichuk, not yet.
Afichuk is trying to keep Fulton in close.
Fulton wants to stand but Afichuk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fulton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fulton scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fulton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Afichuk, up you get!

Afichuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Afichuk trying to mount his opponent but Fulton defends it.
Afichuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fulton wants to improve his position but Afichuk is controlling well.
Afichuk trying to control from half guard but Fulton is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Afichuk.

Fulton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Afichuk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fulton pulls Afichuk in close to prevent any damage.
Afichuk looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fulton is on top in guard.
Afichuk wants to sweep here but Fulton controlling him for the moment.
Fulton wants to get up but he can't break Afichuk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fulton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Afichuk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fulton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Afichuk throws a combination. Fulton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fulton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Afichuk misses with a head kick.
Fulton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Afichuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fulton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Afichuk's guard.
Alex Afichuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Fulton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fulton stands up and waves to Afichuk to follow him.

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 Pedro Fulton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fulton, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Fulton!