PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir The Great (ranked 6216 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brug Angeloz (ranked 5600 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

The Great
vs
Angeloz

184 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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 The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brug Angeloz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Angeloz pushes The Great up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great throws an elbow that misses.
The Great misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Great is stalling here.
Angeloz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Angeloz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angeloz.
The Great lands an elbow just above Angeloz 's eye.
The Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Angeloz avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Great chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angeloz can pounce on him.

The Great closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Angeloz quickly recovers to half guard.
Angeloz tries to get to full guard but The Great has control of the leg.
Angeloz taking some punishment here, with The Great in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great is stalling here. Angeloz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! The Great seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Angeloz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The Great manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Great really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Great throwing shots but Angeloz is blocking nicely.
Angeloz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The Great wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angeloz keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great with the ground and pound but Angeloz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Great throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Angeloz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Angeloz managing to control the position.
The Great is looking to work some ground and pound but Angeloz has wrist control.
The Great throws an elbow that misses. Angeloz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Great's guard. Nice move by Angeloz!

The Great might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Great trying to control the position.
Angeloz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great looking for a sweep. Not yet The Great, not yet.
The Great has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The Great has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angeloz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Great looking to control.
Angeloz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angeloz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Great not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
The Great is really struggling to control Angeloz but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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

The Great kicks off Angeloz and gets to his feet.

Angeloz takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Great is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angeloz is defending well for now.
The Great lands with a short shot to the head.
The Great is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angeloz is defending well for now.
The Great misses with a body punch.
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 The Great will probably get the nod.
That's time! The Great's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Angeloz.
The Great stuffs the takedown.
The Great appears to be looking for a big counter.
Angeloz closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Great circles away.
Vladimir The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brug Angeloz.
Angeloz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Great as he avoids it easily.
The Great throws a big counter combination but Angeloz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The Great goes for a double leg but Angeloz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Angeloz continues to drive forward.
Angeloz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The Great is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angeloz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Angeloz pinned against the cage. Angeloz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great takes a shot to the body in his stride.

The Great rushes Angeloz and presses him up against the cage.
The Great is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angeloz jumps guard but The Great stands there with Angeloz around his waist. Angeloz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Great drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angeloz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Great walks away with a smile on his face. Angeloz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angeloz looks to land a body kick but The Great moved away.
The Great tries to counter by clinching up but Angeloz breaks away and moves out of range.
Angeloz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Angeloz duly obliges.
The Great fails in his attempt to clinch.

Angeloz moves into the clinch.
Angeloz is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Great missing with knees to the body.
The Great wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from The Great fails to land.
Angeloz prevents a body shot from The Great.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angeloz.
The Great looking to stall.
Angeloz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Great fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angeloz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Angeloz tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.
The Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angeloz's elbow.
The Great has Angeloz pressed against the cage, preventing Angeloz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Angeloz keeps control of The Great as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Great tries to circle away but Angeloz has him pinned against the cage.
Angeloz is trying to stall.
The Great missing with knees to the body.
Angeloz is trying to pull guard but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Great is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Great prevents Angeloz from breaking the clinch.
The Great struggles to land a body shot inside as Angeloz controls his hands.

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.
The Great trying to control the position but instead, Angeloz has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Great into the cage.
Angeloz tries to pull guard but The Great won't allow it.
The Great tries to work over Angeloz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angeloz.
Angeloz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Great gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angeloz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Great misses with a body punch.
The Great tries to throw a body punch but Angeloz avoids it by throwing The Great back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Great fails to pull guard.
Angeloz jumps guard but The Great turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Angeloz is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Great tries to land a knee to the head but Angeloz blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brug Angeloz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Angeloz forces The Great back against the cage and clinches.
The Great has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Angeloz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Great misses with an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Angeloz to work.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angeloz shoots in and drives through. The Great sprawls well.
Angeloz feints a jab promting The Great to slip. Angeloz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Great with a poor takedown
and Angeloz counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Great changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Angeloz tries to avoid it but The Great manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Angeloz to the ground. Angeloz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Angeloz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angeloz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angeloz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Great eats them both and turns towards Angeloz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Angeloz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Great defends well and Angeloz ends up having to push The Great into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Angeloz goes for a double leg but The Great avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Great continues to drive forward.
Angeloz lands a slapping body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Great or perhaps it was just good defense by Angeloz, which made it look bad.

The Great gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Angeloz to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angeloz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Angeloz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angeloz stands and throws The Great's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Angeloz lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on The Great's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Great looks to move to half guard but instead Angeloz has passed into mount! Damn!

Angeloz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now The Great is on top in guard.

The Great avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Great throws an elbow that misses. Angeloz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Great's guard. Nice move by Angeloz!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angeloz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Angeloz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Angeloz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Angeloz preventing the sweep.
The Great working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brug Angeloz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Angeloz 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brug Angeloz!