PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tabor Miklos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mikhail
vs
Miklos

182 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Mikhail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tabor Miklos!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miklos moves in looking to clinch but Mikhail pushes him off.
Mikhail shoots for a double leg takedown but Miklos sprawls well. He's pushed Mikhail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Mikhail scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mikhail tries to score with some ground and pound. Miklos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miklos stops Mikhail from passing to mount.

Mikhail is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miklos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mikhail working away.
Mikhail wants to stand but Miklos is controlling his arm.
Mikhail tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miklos's legs.
Mikhail sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miklos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miklos prevents Mikhail from improving position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mikhail drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miklos is not content to let Mikhail control the position.
Miklos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miklos keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mikhail is looking to take a break and control but Miklos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miklos tries to roll over but Mikhail keeps him under control.
Mikhail is looking to take a break and control but Miklos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miklos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miklos is trying is best to control the position here.
Miklos moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail wants to control from the top but Miklos keeps moving.

Mikhail drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Miklos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mikhail has Miklos in his guard.
Mikhail is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mikhail seems keen to control Miklos's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mikhail looking for a guillotine here but Miklos defends easily.
Miklos content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mikhail looking to control.
Miklos throwing strikes from guard but Mikhail blocks nicely.
Miklos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Mikhail will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mikhail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Miklos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mikhail tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miklos smiles and moves away.
Miklos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miklos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mikhail momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mikhail tries to keep at a distance but Miklos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miklos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miklos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikhail manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Mikhail has his foot on Miklos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miklos works his way back into a safe position though.
Mikhail trying to keep a closed guard but Miklos is proving a slippery customer.
Miklos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miklos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miklos advances to half guard.
Miklos prevents Mikhail from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miklos works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail tries to buck Miklos off but Miklos is having none of it.
Miklos trying to control the position but Mikhail is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mikhail is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mikhail is refusing to be controlled, as Miklos sits in half guard.
Miklos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail tries to roll over but Miklos keeps him under control.
Miklos controlling the action here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Tabor Miklos just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mikhail fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Mikhail. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Miklos gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mikhail jumps guard but Miklos stands there with Mikhail around his waist. Mikhail gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Miklos.
Mikhail is working for takedown but Miklos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miklos stalling the fight.
Mikhail changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miklos fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Miklos rushes Mikhail and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miklos gets through Mikhail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhail fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tabor Miklos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mikhail.
Mikhail wants to stand but Miklos has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miklos sneaks back into half guard.
Miklos is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miklos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mikhail is fighting to break Miklos's control of his arms but Miklos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miklos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhail works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mikhail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mikhail wants to control but Miklos passes easily into half guard.
Miklos not doing much here.
Mikhail flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miklos slows the pace down in half guard.

Mikhail is defending against the submission attempts here by Miklos.
Mikhail tries to roll over but Miklos keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Miklos seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhail gets full guard.
Mikhail looking to control.
Mikhail has his hands on Miklos's head, controlling the position.
Mikhail throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mikhail wants to stand but Miklos is controlling the position.
Miklos postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miklos looking to pass the guard.
Mikhail doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mikhail wants to stand but Miklos is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Miklos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mikhail is looking for a sweep. Miklos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhail is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tabor Miklos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miklos 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabor Miklos!