Bushido II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Strongarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Timoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Timoko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Strongarm
vs
Timoko

195 cm
22
281 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hercules Strongarm!
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, Taylor Timoko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Strongarm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Timoko to the ground. Strongarm is now in Timoko's guard.
Strongarm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Timoko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strongarm is looking to work some ground and pound but Timoko has wrist control.
Timoko trying to control the position.
Timoko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strongarm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strongarm postures up and lands a big shot to Timoko's brow.
Strongarm won't allow Timoko to get back to his feet.
Strongarm passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Strongarm is looking for a kimura here.

Strongarm is trying to work for a kimura but Timoko is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoko is trying to escape back to his feet but Strongarm uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Timoko taking punishment in the form of punches.

Strongarm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Timoko wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongarm lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timoko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Strongarm.
Strongarm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Strongarm is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Timoko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Strongarm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hercules Strongarm!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Silvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonson comes into the arena with bis das Blut gefriert blaring out of the sound system. Jon Jonson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jonson
vs
Silvin

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Jon Jonson!
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, Andrey Silvin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson throws a jab when Silvin was well out of range.

Jonson drops Silvin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Silvin looks back up at him and smiles so Jonson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Silvin is rocked!

It looks like Andrey Silvin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Jonson finish him?
Jonson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silvin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jonson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonson.

Jonson feints and as Silvin raises his hands in defense, Jonson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jonson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonson.
Silvin seems to have recovered his senses.

Jonson scores a takedown into full mount!
Jonson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silvin to take his back!

Jonson gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jonson tries to bum rush Silvin with a series of wild strikes but Silvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jonson looks to land a combination but Silvin avoids it well.
Jonson with a jab.
Silvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jonson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silvin tries to clinch but Jonson moves out of range.
Jonson connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jonson misses with a hook. Silvin ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Jonson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silvin which made him look bad.
Jonson is breathing heavily.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jonson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Jonson pushes him off.
Jonson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silvin swivels and escapes.
Andrey Silvin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Silvin scores with a four punch combination!
Jonson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonson lands with an overhand left.
Silvin misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Jonson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silvin - that will leave a mark!
Jonson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silvin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvin lands with a good body shot.
Silvin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jonson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That has opened up Andrey Silvin's cut even more.
Silvin wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvin avoids the head kick by Jonson.

Jonson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jonson lands in his opponent's guard.

Jonson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silvin lands with a good body shot.
Silvin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jonson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Jonson pushes him off.
Silvin defending well as Jonson loads up on a big left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jonson misses.
Silvin swinging wildly here.
Silvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Jonson circles away.
Jonson looks to land a combination but Silvin avoids it well.
Silvin tries to clinch but Jonson moves out of range.

Jonson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Jonson decides to return to a standing position.
Jonson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jonson lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Jonson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Jonson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Jonson pushes him off.
Jonson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silvin misses with a double jab.
Jonson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jonson scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick from Jonson lands but Silvin takes it in his stride.
Jonson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonson circles away.
Jonson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silvin enables Jonson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silvin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Jonson stands up from Silvin's guard - Jonson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silvin avoids the head kick by Jonson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silvin lands a leg kick that knocks Jonson off balance momentarily.
Jonson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silvin back to the ropes. Jonson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Jonson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonson connects with a nice looking jab.

Jonson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silvin sprawls well initially but Jonson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jonson decides to stand and escape the position.
Jonson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonson throws a hook but Silvin blocks it.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonson circles away.
Jonson scores with a jab to the head.
Jonson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silvin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jonson's head backwards.
Jonson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvin is looking to clinch but Jonson is avoiding it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jonson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jonson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Jonson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jonson.
Jonson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvin cracks Jonson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jonson lunges at Silvin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvin's hand.
Silvin tries to clinch up.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jonson tries to bum rush Silvin with a series of wild strikes but Silvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Silvin does no damage.
Jonson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jonson scores with a nice body kick.
Jonson lands with a kick to the temple. Silvin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silvin tries to clinch but Jonson moves out of range.
Silvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonson.
Silvin is looking to clinch but Jonson is avoiding it.
Jonson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvin throws a series of punches but Jonson avoids them all with ease.
Jonson scores with a three punch combo!

The cut above Andrey Silvin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Jonson rushes Silvin and presses him up against the ropes.

Jonson manages to break the clinch.
Silvin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonson works the jab nicely.
Silvin misses with a double jab.
Jonson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jonson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jonson duly obliges.
Jonson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvin.
Jonson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jonson connects with a single shot there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jonson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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

Silvin is kicking away at Jonson from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Jonson grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Silvin trying to push Jonson off... Silvin taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Jon Jonson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mink Furer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Held (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mink Furer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Furer
vs
Held

187 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Mink Furer!
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, Marcin Held!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mink Furer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Held as he avoids it easily.

Furer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Furer thows a huge punch but Held dodges it nicely.
Furer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Held keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Held blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furer.
Held is trying to stand.
Held is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Furer thows a huge punch but Held dodges it nicely.
Held keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Furer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Held sees it coming and defends easily.
Furer throwing shots but Held is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Held's head.
Furer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Held avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Furer.
Furer trying to control from half guard but Held is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Held has hold of Furer's hands but Furer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Held is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Furer.
Furer working over Held with some ground and pound. Held looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Furer wants to take a breather but Held is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Furer lands a nice short elbow.
Furer winds up and cracks Held with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Held looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Held wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furer 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.
Furer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Held with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Furer stands up and beckons Held to join him on the feet.
Furer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mink Furer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Held leaves Furer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Furer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Held is looking to stand up but Furer isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furer throws a big elbow that misses.
Furer working some strikes from top position.
Furer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Held swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Held avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Furer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furer lands a couple of digs.
Held really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furer distracts Held with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Furer lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Held's head.
Furer chips away with some ground and pound.
Held working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furer.
Furer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Furer is looking to work some ground and pound but Held has wrist control.
Furer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Furer cracks Held with a solid left hand.
Held has momentary wrist control but Furer slips an elbow through the middle.
Furer is looking to work some ground and pound but Held has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Furer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Furer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Furer distracts Held with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Furer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Furer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furer stands up over Held, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Furer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Held keeping moving, preventing Furer from controlling successfully.
Furer landing some decent shots from guard.
Furer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Furer scoring with some ground and pound.
Furer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Held's head.
Furer lands a couple of elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Furer postures up in Held's guard and throws a big left but Held blocks it.
Held wants to stand and escape but Furer is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Held's head.
Held keeping moving, preventing Furer from controlling successfully.
Furer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Furer postures up in Held's guard and throws a big left but Held blocks it.
Furer throwing strikes but missing.
Furer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Furer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Furer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Furer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Furer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Furer throwing strikes but missing.
Furer lands a couple of elbows.
Furer lands a couple of digs.
Held working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furer.
Furer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Furer tries to free his leg and advance position but Held is retaining full guard.
Held preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furer is working Held over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furer is looking to work some ground and pound but Held has wrist control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Furer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Furer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Held is looking to stand up but Furer isn't so interested in that idea.
Furer is working Held over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furer landing with the ground and pound.
Furer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Furer landing with the ground and pound.
Furer prevents Held from getting back to his feet.
Furer cracks Held with a solid left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Held avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Furer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furer throwing strikes from guard but Held blocks nicely.
Furer is working Held over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furer scoring with some ground and pound.
Furer lands a couple of elbows.
Furer stands up over Held, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furer trying to control the position from guard on top but Held is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mink Furer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Held stuffs the takedown.
Furer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Held can do to turn this around?
Held shoots in looking for a takedown but Furer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Held's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mink Furer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Furer rushes Held and presses him up against the ropes.

Furer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Held regains guard.
Furer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Held pushes Furer off and scrambles back to his feet.

Furer has managed to clinch.
Held is breathing heavily.

Furer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Furer manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furer is chipping away with strikes.
Held parries the strikes from Furer easily there. Furer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Held to escape.
Held is working to avoid the ground and pound but Furer connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Held is working to avoid the ground and pound but Furer connects with a decent elbow.
Held taking punishment in the form of punches.
Furer in side control lands a decent elbow.

Held is rocked!
Furer lands a nice forearm strike.
Held is still in real trouble! Can Furer finish him?
Furer landing strikes.
A big shot lands for Furer! That's hurt Held! Will he recover? Furer fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mink Furer!

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 Sergey Malov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaroslav Godvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malov's entrance music is 2Pac - Changes. A fine choice. Sergey Malov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Malov
vs
Godvin

190 cm
26
214 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Sergey Malov!
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, Yaroslav Godvin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godvin throws a head kick but Malov moves out of range.

Malov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malov lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Malov wants to control from the top but Godvin keeps moving.

Malov has gone for a leg lock! Godvin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Malov's guard.
Malov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Malov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Godvin has passed into half guard!

Malov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Godvin is tapping! Great win for Malov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sergey Malov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Diasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Timonyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timonyn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cryin' Like A Bitch!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diasov
vs
Timonyn

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Nikita Diasov!
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, Dmitry Timonyn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timonyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diasov circles away quickly and effectively.
Timonyn misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Timonyn. No joy for Diasov on that attempt.
Timonyn avoids the head kick by Diasov.
Timonyn moves out of range as Diasov strikes.
Timonyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diasov tries to close the distance and clinch but Timonyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diasov misses with a takedown attempt - Timonyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikita Diasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diasov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timonyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timonyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diasov throws a sloppy head kick and Timonyn moves out of range easily.
Timonyn checks a leg kick.
Diasov throws a right hand that Timonyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Timonyn also avoids with ease.
Timonyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timonyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Diasov. Diasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Diasov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timonyn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Timonyn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timonyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diasov throws a low kick, looking for Timonyn's leg but Timonyn calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Diasov or perhaps it was just good defense by Timonyn which made him look bad.
Diasov is breathing heavily.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Timonyn sprawls well. Timonyn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Timonyn throws a series of strikes that have Diasov backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Timonyn.
Timonyn throws a right and a left that Diasov avoids nicely.
Diasov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Timonyn as he avoids it easily.
Diasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timonyn lands a jab-cross combination.

Diasov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Timonyn knocks Diasov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dmitry Timonyn!
Dmitry Timonyn gave a mention to [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY] in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurij Boreiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiva Shati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreiko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Marpo - Muay Thai. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boreiko
vs
Shati

198 cm
19
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Jurij Boreiko!
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, Shiva Shati!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boreiko tries to clinch but Shati moves out of range.

Boreiko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shati looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shati should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shati has had enough of the clinch but Boreiko keeps him there for the moment.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boreiko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Shati leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shati has eaten all the pies!
Boreiko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Shati manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boreiko throws an elbow that misses.
Shati is trying to push Boreiko away but Boreiko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Shati pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Shati throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boreiko pushes off an throws an elbow but Shati leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boreiko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shati misses with a knee to the head.
Shati looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shati takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Shiva Shati has been cut.

Shati manages to break the clinch.
Boreiko wants to clinch

and Shati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boreiko won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Shati tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Shati tries for a kimura but Boreiko is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shati goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boreiko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shati but great work by Boreiko.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Boreiko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boreiko's waist but Boreiko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shati off to one side.
Boreiko scores with a spinning back kick!
Shati looks gassed!
Shati swats away the attempt to clinch by Boreiko.

Shati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Boreiko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shati's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreiko lands an elbow that stopped Shati in his tracks for a moment.
Boreiko throws an elbow but it misses.
Boreiko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Shiva Shati's cut even more.
Boreiko lands an elbow that stopped Shati in his tracks for a moment.
Boreiko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Shiva Shati's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shati takes an elbow to the temple.

Shiva Shati's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boreiko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shiva Shati's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jurij Boreiko!
Jurij Boreiko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raivo Kalju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hester has chosen The Prayer - KiD CuDi as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kalju
vs
Hester

188 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Raivo Kalju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hester!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalju tries to clinch but Hester is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalju.
Kalju looks to clinch

and Hester counters with a shoot takedown. Kalju fights it but they end up in guard.
Hester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hester 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.
Kalju keeping full guard, as Hester tries to pass.
Hester pushing down on Kalju's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kalju is trying to stand back up but Hester is controlling him
Hester controlling the pace.

Kalju is defending against the submission attempts here by Hester.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalju trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hester has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kalju is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hester!
An intense looking Mike Hester took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just want to fight, nothing fancy. If you take it to the ground ill submit you, if you wanna stand up I'm game. In the end a fight is a fight and I wanna make it a good one.'.