WCC - 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake DeSalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and methos lage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake DeSalvo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

DeSalvo
vs
lage

167 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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, Jake DeSalvo!
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, methos lage!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

lage has closed the distance and engaged DeSalvo in a clinch.
lage keeps control of DeSalvo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

lage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lage has a takedown stuffed.
lage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeSalvo.
lage throws a nice looking combination but DeSalvo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeSalvo has his takedown stuffed

and lage counters with a head kick that drops DeSalvo - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

DeSalvo is rocked!

lage is working for a kimura but DeSalvo is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh DeSalvo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

lage is working for a kimura but DeSalvo is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

lage is working for a kimura but DeSalvo is defending it quite comfortably.
DeSalvo seems to have got his legs back now.
lage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeSalvo defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeSalvo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but lage manages to mount him!

lage looking for a guillotine from mount but DeSalvo is having none of it.
lage manages to capitalize on a mistake by DeSalvo to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
lage trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
lage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control DeSalvo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

lage is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. DeSalvo has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but lage has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! DeSalvo taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. lage doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). methos lage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Collie buddz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

buddz
vs
Aliyev

174 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Collie buddz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

buddz shoots in and bounces Aliyev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
buddz trying to control but Aliyev is working from the bottom.

Aliyev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but buddz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
buddz trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aliyev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
buddz wants to control from the top but Aliyev keeps moving.
Aliyev looking to hit a scissor sweep but buddz is one step ahead there.

buddz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aliyev jabs buddz right on the nose. buddz blinks but takes it well.
Heydar Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aliyev.
Aliyev missing with a left hand there. buddz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
buddz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aliyev circles away.
Heydar Aliyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Aliyev lands a head kick that stumbles buddz and the fighters go to the mat.

buddz is rocked!
Aliyev trying to control but buddz is working from the bottom.
Oh buddz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
buddz trying to keep a closed guard but Aliyev is proving a slippery customer.

buddz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aliyev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
buddz seems to have got his legs back now.
Aliyev wants to control from the top but buddz keeps moving.

buddz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aliyev passes into half guard.

Aliyev is working for a submission of some sort.
buddz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aliyev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
buddz has hold of Aliyev's hands but Aliyev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
buddz wants to control but Aliyev is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aliyev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
buddz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aliyev.
Aliyev has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aliyev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aliyev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. buddz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
buddz tries to reverse the position but Aliyev maintains control.

That's four 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.
Aliyev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aliyev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Aliyev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aliyev content just to control the position here.
Aliyev wants to control the pace but buddz is squirming around nicely.
Aliyev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aliyev lands a big shot there that rocks buddz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Aliyev has control of buddz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and buddz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Aliyev trying to control but buddz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aliyev misses with an uppercut. buddz saw that one coming.
Aliyev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps buddz's head backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aliyev.
Aliyev stuffs the takedown.
buddz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Aliyev lands a head kick that stumbles buddz and the fighters go to the mat.
Aliyev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed buddz's guard.
Aliyev working buddz over with strikes.
Aliyev trying to control from half guard but buddz is working away.
Aliyev is controlling the pace.
Aliyev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev controlling the action here.
buddz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aliyev throwing shots but buddz is blocking nicely.
Aliyev is tying to control. buddz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Aliyev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Aliyev misses with a hook. buddz ducked under it nicely.
Collie buddz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aliyev cracks buddz with a good jab.

Aliyev darts in and clinches buddz up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands an elbow inside that buddz shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Aliyev.
Aliyev connects with a knee to the head.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aliyev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. buddz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aliyev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from buddz.

Aliyev lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and buddz goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Aliyev in side control.

It looks like Collie buddz has been cut.
Aliyev in side control, throwing shots but buddz defends.
An elbow from Aliyev crashes against the mat.
buddz striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
buddz is looking for a sweep.
Aliyev prevents buddz from escaping the position.
buddz prevents Aliyev from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
buddz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aliyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
buddz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
buddz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
buddz prevents Aliyev from improving his position.
Aliyev missing with punches from the bottom.
Aliyev is trying to stand.
Aliyev is looking for a sweep. buddz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

buddz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aliyev defends it well.
Aliyev gets full guard.
Aliyev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
buddz pushing down on Aliyev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev lands with a few short shots to the body.
Aliyev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Aliyev has his foot on buddz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. buddz works his way back into a safe position though.
Aliyev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
buddz tries to get to full guard but Aliyev has control of the leg.
Aliyev prevents buddz from standing back up.
Aliyev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed buddz's head.
buddz is trying to control but can't.
buddz is trying to get back to full guard.
buddz is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heydar Aliyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Collie buddz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

buddz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aliyev pinned against the cage. Aliyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
buddz blocks a head kick by Aliyev.

buddz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than buddz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aliyev working to try and regain half guard.

buddz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

buddz has control of Aliyev's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aliyev regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aliyev tries to lock up and control but buddz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Aliyev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

buddz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aliyev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
buddz trying to strike off his back.
Aliyev trying to control the position from guard on top but buddz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
buddz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aliyev!
buddz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
buddz trying to control but Aliyev is having none of it.

buddz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Aliyev regains half guard.

Aliyev is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but buddz pulls his head out easily.
Aliyev tries to get to full guard but buddz has control of the leg.

buddz is looking for a kimura here.
Aliyev wants to control but buddz is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
buddz is tying to control. Aliyev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
buddz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aliyev defending well though.
buddz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Aliyev controls his leg.
Aliyev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of buddz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take buddz's back!
buddz is really stuck here.
Aliyev punishes buddz with strikes from the back mount.
buddz breaks Aliyev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

buddz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
buddz looking to pass the guard.
Collie buddz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

buddz stands up and waves to Aliyev to follow him.
Aliyev jabs buddz right on the nose. buddz blinks but takes it well.

buddz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. buddz showed some decent athleticism there.

buddz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
buddz stops Aliyev from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Collie buddz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aliyev 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heydar Aliyev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Szariskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szariskis comes to the cage accompanied by 'The Hounds' by The Protomen. Hunter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance Monkey -Sage Francis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Szariskis
vs
Hunter

179 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Szariskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szariskis forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Szariskis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Szariskis misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Szariskis.
Szariskis connects with a knee to the head.
Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szariskis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Szariskis tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.
Szariskis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Szariskis.
Szariskis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szariskis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Szariskis looking to throw knees to the head but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Szariskis missing with knees to the body.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Szariskis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Krzysztof Szariskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hunter.
Szariskis tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.

Szariskis breaks from the clinch.

Hunter drives through and clinches with Szariskis against the cage.
Szariskis tries to land a knee to the head but Hunter blocks with his arms.
Hunter letting Szariskis take a breather here.

Szariskis breaks the clinch.
Szariskis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hunter is just content to waste time from the top position. Szariskis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Szariskis is retaining full guard.

Hunter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Szariskis tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Szariskis tries to sprawl out of it but Hunter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szariskis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Szariskis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hunter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Szariskis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szariskis tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Szariskis is working hard here to advance position.
Szariskis is breathing heavily.
Hunter lands with some strikes.
Hunter trying to control but Szariskis is having none of it.
Szariskis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Szariskis kicks off Hunter and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch but Szariskis is having none of it.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Szariskis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Szariskis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szariskis tries to clinch but Hunter moves away

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szariskis won't be happy with that.

Hunter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunter.
A head kick misses from Szariskis.

Hunter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Szariskis!
Szariskis wants to hold on but Hunter pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Szariskis really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Szariskis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunter.

Hunter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Szariskis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Hunter get's back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Szariskis shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl out of it but Szariskis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szariskis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hunter 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.

Szariskis tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Szariskis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
Szariskis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Szariskis tries a head kick but it misses.
Szariskis moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Matt Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Szariskis, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Szariskis against the cage but Szariskis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Szariskis misses with a head kick.
Szariskis swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Hunter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hunter.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter is looking to clinch.

Szariskis forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Szariskis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Szariskis breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Szariskis blocks a head kick by Hunter.

Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Szariskis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.

Szariskis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hunter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Szariskis's body to avoid the submission. Szariskis has instead reached around Hunter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Szariskis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Krzysztof Szariskis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between joe ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Game- One Blood. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

ortiz
vs
Marley

182 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

174 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, joe ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Marley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ortiz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
ortiz walks into a left hand.
Marley moves out of range of the body kick from ortiz.

Marley gets the takedown into side control.

Marley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ortiz tries to avoid it but Marley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ortiz to the ground. ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ortiz throws a combination that misses

and Marley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Marley works his way into side control.

Marley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marley looks to land a combination but ortiz avoids it well.
Marley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marley closes this distance looking for a takedown but ortiz circles away.
ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Marley counters with a three punch combo that has ortiz backing up. ortiz nods at Marley to acknowledge the strikes.
ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
joe ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ortiz.
Marley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marley walks into a stiff left hand from ortiz.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
joe ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Marley.
ortiz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ortiz cracks Marley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Marley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for ortiz!
ortiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ortiz tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Marley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marley controlling from the full mount.
Marley wants to control the pace but ortiz is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marley throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! ortiz has his hands clasped together but Marley breaks the hold and ortiz is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Marley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Marley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregoric Chekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregoric Chekov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Harry
vs
Chekov

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dirty Harry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregoric Chekov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harry fails with the takedown.
Harry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harry fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirty Harry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chekov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harry throws a hook but Chekov avoids it easily.
Harry shoots in looking for a takedown. Chekov tries to sprawl out of it but Harry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chekov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chekov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harry.
Chekov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chekov avoids the head kick by Harry.
Harry is breathing heavily.
Harry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chekov tries to avoid it but Harry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chekov to the ground. Chekov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chekov tries to clinch there but Harry circles away.
Harry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chekov throws a nice head kick!
Chekov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chekov tries to clinch but Harry moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekov thuds a left hand into Harry's body.
Harry looks to land a combination but Chekov avoids it well.
Chekov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chekov swivels and escapes.
Harry shoots in and drives through. Chekov sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Chekov.
Harry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chekov cracks Harry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chekov tries to clinch but Harry moves out of range.
Chekov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harry closes the distance and clinches up with Chekov, looking for a takedown. Harry pushes Chekov against the cage but Chekov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chekov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chekov pinned against the cage. Chekov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chekov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chekov scores with a body shot.

Chekov gets a clinch.
Chekov trying to stall but Harry improves his position.
Harry fails to pull guard.
Chekov leaning against his opponent.
Harry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chekov smiles and moves away.
Harry looks for a takedown but Chekov sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chekov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harry has time to react.

Chekov clinches up against the cage.

Chekov breaks the clinch.
Chekov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Chekov rushes Harry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Chekov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chekov ducks under a wild hook from Harry.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chekov!
Chekov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Harry is rocked!
Harry walks into a stiff left hand from Chekov.
Oh Harry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chekov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harry shoots in and drives through. Chekov sprawls well.
Chekov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harry closes the distance and clinches up with Chekov, looking for a takedown. Harry pushes Chekov against the cage but Chekov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chekov lands with a big left! Harry is wobbled badly! Chekov comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Harry to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gregoric Chekov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Zurwehme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dieter Zurwehme will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hawk
vs
Zurwehme

185 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Acton Nutritional Company

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dieter Zurwehme!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zurwehme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zurwehme looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Hawk moves into the clinch.
Zurwehme avoiding damage.
Zurwehme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zurwehme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Hawk has hold of one of Zurwehme's legs. Zurwehme is fighting the takedown attempt but Hawk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hawk is stalling in the full guard.
Zurwehme keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
Zurwehme keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hawk decides to stand back up. Hawk steps back and let's Zurwehme get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Zurwehme keeps it at a distance.

Hawk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zurwehme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zurwehme gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zurwehme wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawk won't allow it.
Zurwehme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawk is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Hawk.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hawk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zurwehme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zurwehme can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hawk passes to full mount!

Hawk working for a guillotine from mount but Zurwehme is in no mood to give up.
Zurwehme's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moves to take his opponent's back.

Hawk is looking for the choke from the back position but Zurwehme is controlling his hands well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zurwehme showing good submission defense here.

Hawk is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Zurwehme is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Hawk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Foster Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibor Stojakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tibor Stojakovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Barkley
vs
Stojakovic

180 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foster Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tibor Stojakovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stojakovic circles away.
Stojakovic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Barkley moves in looking to clinch but Stojakovic pushes him off.
Barkley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barkley looks for a takedown but Stojakovic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foster Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barkley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stojakovic swivels and escapes.
Barkley has a takedown stuffed.
Barkley tries for a takedown but Stojakovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barkley feints and as Stojakovic raises his hands in defense, Barkley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barkley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stojakovic's guard.
Stojakovic tries to kick Barkley off but Barkley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stojakovic is pressing down on Barkley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Barkley drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Barkley seems to have locked his on tight now - Stojakovic screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Barkley, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Foster Barkley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cetnik Milos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Dydra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milos comes into the arena with Mars Na Drinu blaring out of the sound system. Cetnik Milos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Milos
vs
Dydra

178 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cetnik Milos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Dydra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Milos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dydra's guard.
Dydra controls Milos momentarily but Milos frees himself.
Dydra keeping moving, preventing Milos from controlling successfully.

Dydra looking for a guillotine here but Milos defends easily.
Milos passes Dydra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dydra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dydra is looking to improve his position.
Dydra is trying to stand back up but Milos is controlling him
Dydra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Milos.
Milos is looking to advance position but Dydra won't allow it.
Milos working Dydra over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dydra wants to control but Milos is keeping busy.
Dydra has hold of Milos's hands but Milos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Milos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Milos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dydra defending well though.

Milos is looking for a kimura here.

Milos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Milos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dydra is trying to maintain the position but Milos is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dydra actively working from the bottom here.
Dydra wants to improve his position but Milos is controlling well.
Milos controlling the pace.
Milos wants to take a breather but Dydra is having none of it.
Milos prevents Dydra from standing back up.
Milos trying to pass the guard but Dydra defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Milos shoots in and bounces Dydra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Dydra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dydra looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milos pushes down on Dydra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Milos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dydra!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Milos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Milos looking to control but Dydra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Milos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dydra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Milos is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dydra!

Milos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cetnik Milos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Graf
vs
Orr

180 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
218 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colton Orr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orr as he jumps to the side.
Orr throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Chris Graf has been cut.
Graf wants to clinch.
Graf tries to clinch there but Orr circles away.
Orr fails in his attempt to clinch.

Graf drives through and clinches with Orr against the cage.
Graf jumps guard but Orr stands there with Graf around his waist. Graf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Orr lands a damaging elbow.
Graf is working for takedown but Orr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orr scores with a hook to the body.
Orr lands an elbow inside that Graf shrugs off.
Orr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orr lands an elbow just above Graf 's eye.

Chris Graf's cut is getting worse.
Orr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orr lands an elbow just above Graf 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Orr.

Graf is rocked!
Orr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Graf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Chris Graf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Orr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Orr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orr unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Graf! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Orr is unloading with more strikes now! Graf drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colton Orr!