KDFC: Ro PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crni Buzdovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzdovan comes to the cage accompanied by Fiddy - Gots tha Money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Buzdovan
vs
Lundgren

225 cm
22
286 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crni Buzdovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dolph Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundgren fails with a takedown attempt.
Lundgren tries for a takedown but Buzdovan circles away easily
and Buzdovan counters with a leg kick.
Lundgren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crni Buzdovan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Lundgren.
Lundgren works Buzdovan's body with a nice hook.
Buzdovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundgren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundgren closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buzdovan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lundgren moves out of range of the body kick from Buzdovan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzdovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lundgren.
Lundgren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lundgren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buzdovan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buzdovan walks into a stiff left hand from Lundgren.
Crni Buzdovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buzdovan thuds his shin into the meat of Lundgren's side.
Lundgren shoots in looking for a takedown. Buzdovan tries to sprawl out of it but Lundgren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buzdovan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buzdovan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buzdovan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundgren tries for a takedown but Buzdovan circles away easily
and Buzdovan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lundgren looks gassed!
A slapping body kick lands there for Buzdovan.
Buzdovan scores with a jab to the head.
Buzdovan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lundgren. That did some damage!

Buzdovan lands a big head kick that sends Lundgren tumbling to the mat! Buzdovan takes a step backwards and waves Lundgren back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lundgren is rocked!
Buzdovan looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Buzdovan backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Lundgren's temple! It sends Lundgren violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Buzdovan celebrates and the doctors try to help Lundgren!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Crni Buzdovan!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiliti Mafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Franklin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mafi
vs
Franklin

202 cm
20
281 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiliti Mafi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mafi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Chuck Franklin has been cut.
Mafi catches Franklin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Franklin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mafi to the ground. Franklin is now in Mafi's guard.
Mafi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Franklin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mafi is trying to keep Franklin in close.
Franklin passes Mafi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Franklin trying to mount his opponent but Mafi defends it.
Franklin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mafi is trying to stand up here but Franklin is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin uses his free foot to push down on Mafi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mafi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin cracks Mafi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Kiliti Mafi has been cut.

Franklin quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Franklin but it's paid off an Mafi is forced to tap! Nice work by Franklin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Franklin!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgio Mindzatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgio Mindzatti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benevidi
vs
Mindzatti

186 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

165 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgio Mindzatti!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mindzatti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benevidi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mindzatti's hands.
Mindzatti has his takedown stuffed
and Benevidi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mindzatti thinking.
Benevidi lands a jab to Mindzatti's midsection.
Benevidi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benevidi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benevidi stuns Mindzatti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benevidi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mindzatti doesn't seem bothered though.
Mindzatti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benevidi is looking to wear down Mindzatti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mindzatti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benevidi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benevidi duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevidi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mindzatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benevidi as he avoids it easily.
Jake Benevidi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mindzatti tries to move into range but Benevidi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benevidi lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Benevidi.
Mindzatti shoots and misses
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Jake Benevidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgio Mindzatti.
Benevidi lands with a right hand.
Benevidi jabs at Mindzatti's body.
Benevidi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mindzatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benevidi.
Benevidi thuds a left hand into Mindzatti's body.
Benevidi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mindzatti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benevidi throws a combination. Mindzatti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mindzatti throws a head kick that misses.
Mindzatti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mindzatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benevidi scores with a one two! Mindzatti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mindzatti looks to land a combination but Benevidi avoids it well.
Benevidi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benevidi lands a jab-cross combination.
Benevidi scores with a jab to the head.
Benevidi is breathing heavily.
Mindzatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benevidi is fending him off so far but Mindzatti persists. Nope, Benevidi circles away and we're back to standing.
Mindzatti is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benevidi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mindzatti.
The crowd cheers as Benevidi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mindzatti doesn't seem phased though.
Mindzatti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mindzatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benevidi moves out of range as Mindzatti throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mindzatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benevidi cracks Mindzatti with a good jab.
Mindzatti doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Benevidi to counter with a crisp jab.

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

Mindzatti is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Benevidi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Benevidi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mindzatti is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Benevidi dominated that round.
That's time! Benevidi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Benevidi works the jab nicely.
Mindzatti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benevidi with a jab.
Benevidi throws out a powerful jab.

Mindzatti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benevidi is looking to improve his position.
Benevidi is working hard here to advance position.

Mindzatti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benevidi sees it coming and defends easily.
Mindzatti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mindzatti is working for a submission of some sort.
Benevidi is pressing down on Mindzatti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mindzatti pushes down on Benevidi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Mindzatti seems to be looking for submissions.
Benevidi is trying to maintain the position but Mindzatti is very close to passing his half guard.
Benevidi wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mindzatti is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mindzatti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mindzatti is trying to control. Benevidi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benevidi is trying to get back to full guard.
Mindzatti trying to control the action but Benevidi is working from the bottom.
Benevidi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mindzatti on the ground.

Mindzatti seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Benevidi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Georgio Mindzatti!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Salbiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dexter Mercier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mercier
vs
Salbiev

182 cm
22
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Mercier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, German Salbiev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Salbiev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mercier tries to get out of the position.
Salbiev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salbiev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercier has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salbiev is working away from the top position though.
Salbiev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salbiev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salbiev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mercier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salbiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercier has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbiev trying to control but Mercier is working from the bottom.
Mercier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Mercier pushes Salbiev off and gets back to his feet.
Salbiev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salbiev.
Mercier scores with a body shot.
Mercier with a hook.

It looks like German Salbiev has been cut.
Mercier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salbiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mercier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salbiev somewhat.
Mercier lands a jab-cross combination.
Dexter Mercier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercier counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salbiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercier scores with a nice right hand.
Salbiev throws the left hand but Mercier avoids the punch easily.
Salbiev with a hook.
Nice body punch from Mercier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Mercier.
A left and a right from Mercier both land. Nice combination.
Mercier lands a nice hook to Salbiev's body. Salbiev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercier tests Salbiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salbiev shoots for a takedown but Mercier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Mercier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on German Salbiev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mercier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salbievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Mercier.
Mercier lands a two punch combo.
Dexter Mercier is winning the standup battle so far.
Salbiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salbiev throws an overhand right that lands on Mercier's shoulder, as Mercier tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Salbiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercier lands a two punch combo.
Salbiev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercier as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
German Salbiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salbiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercier but Mercier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salbiev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercier swivels and escapes.
Dexter Mercier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Salbiev.
Salbiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Mercier gets caught flat footed, as Salbiev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev trying to control but Mercier is working from the bottom.
Salbiev throws and elbow that misses. Mercier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salbiev's guard. Nice move by Mercier!
Mercier 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.

Mercier gets to his feet - Salbiev follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev misses with a double jab.
A combination from Mercier does no damage.
Salbiev throws an off balance right hand
letting Mercier counter with a right hand.
Dexter Mercier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salbiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Mercier.
Salbiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercier pinned against the cage. Mercier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salbiev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mercier tries to avoid it but Salbiev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mercier to the ground. Mercier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Mercier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Mercier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on German Salbiev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Salbiev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salbiev misses with a body punch
and Mercier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salbiev closes the distance and clinches up with Mercier, looking for a takedown. Salbiev pushes Mercier against the cage but Mercier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mercier fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercier lands a nice shot that snaps Salbiev's head back.
Mercier connects with a looping right hand.
Salbiev has a takedown stuffed.
Dexter Mercier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Salbiev.
Sloppy strikes from Mercier. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier scores with a body shot.
Mercier thuds his right hand into Salbiev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Salbiev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mercier manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salbiev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mercier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salbiev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercier closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercier scores with a jab.
Salbiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salbiev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salbiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salbiev misses with a lunging right hand
and Salbiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salbiev shoots for a takedown but Mercier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salbiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salbiev misses with a straight right.
Mercier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salbiev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salbiev in his tracks.
German Salbiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salbiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salbiev misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salbiev shoots in for a double leg but Mercier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mercier stuns Salbiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salbiev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercier is fending him off so far but Salbiev persists. Nope, Mercier circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salbiev's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That has opened up German Salbiev's cut even more.
No joy there for Salbiev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercier tests Salbiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mercier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercier, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mercier!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Sychev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner comes to the cage accompanied by Rock you like a Hurricane by The Scorpions. Fjodor Sychev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Doerner
vs
Sychev

170 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Helmut Doerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjodor Sychev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sychev shoots for a double leg takedown but Doerner sprawls well. He's pushed Sychev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doerner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sychev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doerner's guard.
Sychev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doerner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sychev postures up in Doerner's guard and throws a big left but Doerner blocks it.
Sychev postures up in Doerner's guard and throws a big left but Doerner blocks it.
Doerner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sychev thows a big elbow that misses.
Sychev trying to control the position from guard on top but Doerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sychev stands up from Doerner's guard - Sychev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fjodor Sychev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doerner moves forwards but Sychev connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sychev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sychev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doerner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sychev somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Doerner. No joy for Sychev on that attempt.
Helmut Doerner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Sychev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sychev pinned against the cage. Sychev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sychev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sychev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sychev throws a combination. Doerner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Doerner misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doerner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sychev's waist but Sychev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doerner off to one side.

Sychev shoots in and gets a takedown into Doerner's guard.
Doerner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Doerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doerner wants to sweep but no luck.
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Sychev from controlling successfully.
Sychev throwing strikes but missing.
Doerner is breathing heavily.
Sychev chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sychev wants to control from the top but Doerner keeps moving.

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

Sychev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sychev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Doerner working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fjodor Sychev dominated that round.
That's time! Doerner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck for Doerner with that takedown attempt.

Sychev shoots in and bounces Doerner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sychev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fjodor Sychev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sychev lands a couple of elbows.
Sychev is standing up over Doerner. Doerner looks to escape but Sychev dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sychev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sychev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doerner hang on?
Sychev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sychev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Doerner is bucking up trying to escape but Sychev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sychev scoring with strikes but Doerner is staying in there.

Doerner is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sychev postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Doerner bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sychev and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjodor Sychev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bondoc
vs
Pushki

185 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Pushki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushki fails with the takedown
and Pushki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pushki fails with a takedown attempt.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bondoc connects with a body shot.

Pushki scores a takedown into full mount!
Bondoc really wants to buck Pushki off and get back to his feet.
Bondoc is squirming around, avoiding Pushki's attempts to control the action.
Bondoc tries to hold on but Pushki postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Pushki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bondoc manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Pushki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bondoc, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Pushki crashes against the mat.

Pushki is trying to get an arm triangle but Bondoc is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondoc wants to control but Pushki postures up.

Pushki is trying to get an arm triangle but Bondoc is defending well.
Bondoc tries to buck Pushki off but Pushki is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushki trying to control the position but Bondoc is working away.
Bondoc on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bondoc tries to get out of the position.
Pushki scores with punches from side control.

Pushki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Pushki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pushki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Pushki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pushki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pushki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

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

Pushki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bondoc is trying to control Pushki's posture but Pushki avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondoc tries to buck Pushki off but Pushki is having none of it.

Pushki tries for a kimura but Bondoc is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushki trying to control the position but Bondoc is working away.

Pushki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bondoc looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pushki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bondoc is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pushki lets go of the hold and Bondoc can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruki Pushki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Ze Spario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xamos Othella (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!

Ze Spario
vs
Othella

189 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Ze Spario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xamos Othella!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Othella shoots in and drives through. Ze Spario sprawls well.

Othella gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ze Spario to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Othella trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ze Spario throwing strikes from guard but Othella blocks nicely.
Ze Spario passes into half guard.

Ze Spario is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Othella is looking to control Ze Spario's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Othella avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Ze Spario.
Othella is looking for a sweep. Ze Spario is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ze Spario there.

Ze Spario is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Othella defends it well.
Othella wants to get back to full guard but Ze Spario has mounted him!
Ze Spario dominating with strikes here.
Ze Spario pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Othella is looking to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Othella in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ze Spario is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Othella goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ze Spario!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mario Ze Spario!