PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zheglov
vs
Doe

183 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

225 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe misses the jab.
Gleb Zheglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zheglov slips under a jab from Doe.
Doe swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zheglov.
A swing and a miss from Doe.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zheglov lands a lovely overhand right.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zheglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Doe takes a swing at Zheglov's ribcage but misses.
Zheglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Zheglov misses.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doe stuns Zheglov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zheglov throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Doe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zheglov lands a nice shot that snaps Doe's head back.
Doe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zheglov as he jumps to the side.
Zheglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zheglov!
Zheglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doe misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zheglov on his heels. He'll look to pass Zheglov's guard now, I'm sure.

Doe is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Doe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Doe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zheglov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doe has Zheglov in his guard.

Zheglov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zheglov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zheglov defends well.
Zheglov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe has Zheglov pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zheglov trying to control but Doe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zheglov's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gleb Zheglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zheglov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe throws a right hand that misses
and Zheglov counters with a nice body shot.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Zheglov.
Zheglov misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleb Zheglov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice sprawl there from Zheglov as Doe shoots in.
Zheglov misses with a double jab.
Gleb Zheglov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Zheglov as Doe shoots in.
Zheglov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doe eats them both and turns towards Zheglov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zheglov looks to land a combination but Doe avoids it well.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zheglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
Nice shot by Zheglov.
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zheglov pinned against the cage. Zheglov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gleb Zheglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Zheglov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doe.
Zheglov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zheglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zheglov throws a shot to the body.
Doe throws a jab but it's blocked by Zheglov.
Zheglov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov misses with a series of wild punches.
Doe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Doe misses.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zheglov.
Doe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zheglov.
A left and a right from Zheglov both land. Nice combination.
Zheglov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zheglov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gleb Zheglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Zheglov.
Zheglov scores with a nice strike.
Zheglov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zheglov misses with a wild combination.
Zheglov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zheglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zheglov misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zheglov finds it's way through Doe's defenses.
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Doe slips a jab from Zheglov.
A jab from Zheglov does it's job there.
Zheglov misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Doe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zheglov's guard.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
Doe keeps trying to improve his position.
Zheglov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doe is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zheglov trying to control the position.
Doe trying to control the position from guard on top but Zheglov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Doe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Doe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zheglov sees it coming and defends easily.
Doe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zheglov's head.

Doe wants to work for an arm triangle but Zheglov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zheglov is not content to let Doe control the position.

Doe is looking for a kimura but Zheglov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doe to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gleb Zheglov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Zheglov misses with a straight right.
Zheglov missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doe is defended easily by Zheglov.
Zheglov misses with a straight left.
Doe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doe misses with a looping left.
Zheglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Doe.
Zheglov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Doe shoots in but no luck this time.

Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Doe is looking to take a break and control but Zheglov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zheglov is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Doe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zheglov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zheglov is looking for a sweep.
Doe wants to control for a moment but Zheglov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Zheglov tries to get to full guard but Doe has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zheglov won't allow Doe to pass to mount.
Doe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doe thows a huge punch but Zheglov dodges it nicely.
Zheglov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doe on the ground.
Doe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doe lands a nice short elbow.

Doe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Doe.
Doe stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zheglov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe throws a hook but Zheglov avoids it easily.
Doe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zheglov swivels and escapes.
Gleb Zheglov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Zheglov throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
Zheglov misses with a wild body shot.
Zheglov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doe under the eye.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zheglov.
Zheglov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zheglov misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Doe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Zheglov lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Doe misses.
Doe moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doe shoots in looking for a takedown. Zheglov tries to sprawl out of it but Doe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zheglov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zheglov throwing a counter right hand but Doe manages to avoid it.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doe misses with a straight left.
It looked like Zheglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

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 Gleb Zheglov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zheglov, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gleb Zheglov!
A relieved looking Gleb Zheglov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.