QFC Tournament 437 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zura Lomtadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Stoicovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lomtadze
vs
Stoicovi

220 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zura Lomtadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Stoicovi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stoicovi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Stoicovi stands up.
Lomtadze lands with a shot to the body.
Lomtadze shoots in but Stoicovi avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Stoicovi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stoicovi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stoicovi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lomtadze to get to his feet.
Lomtadze shoots and misses

and Stoicovi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomtadze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stoicovi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lomtadze tries to improve position but can't.
Lomtadze takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stoicovi controlling the position.

Stoicovi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Lomtadze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomtadze dives in for a single leg takedown but Stoicovi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zura Lomtadze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lomtadze is breathing heavily.
Stoicovi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lomtadze smiles and moves away.

Stoicovi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Stoicovi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lomtadze is trying to maintain the position but Stoicovi is very close to passing his half guard.
Stoicovi trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoicovi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stoicovi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lomtadze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoicovi on the ground.
Stoicovi controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Stoicovi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoicovi lands a nice shot to the head.
Stoicovi lands with some strikes.
Stoicovi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stoicovi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Stoicovi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stoicovi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stoicovi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lomtadze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stoicovi is pressing down on Lomtadze's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lomtadze is holding on for now.
Stoicovi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Stoicovi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stoicovi throws a nice looking combination but Lomtadze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stoicovi is looking to clinch.
Stoicovi shoots for a double leg takedown but Lomtadze sprawls well. He's pushed Stoicovi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stoicovi throws a sloppy head kick
and Lomtadze counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomtadze is looking to clinch but Stoicovi is avoiding it.
Stoicovi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lomtadze misses with a takedown attempt

and Stoicovi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lomtadze won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoicovi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Stoicovi is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lomtadze is trying to escape and Stoicovi transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lomtadze is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stoicovi! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Stoicovi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Brodrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viper Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brodrin
vs
Dude

225 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Brodrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viper Dude!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brodrin closes the distance and pushes Dude back into the cage.
Dude wants to break free but Brodrin has control.
Brodrin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dude smiles and moves away.
Dude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brodrin throws a sloppy head kick and Dude moves out of range easily.
Brodrin tries for a takedown but Dude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dude shoots in and drives through. Brodrin sprawls well.
Brodrin darts in looking for a takedown but Dude gets double underhooks and turns Brodrin into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Brodrin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dude wants a takedown.
Brodrin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brodrin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dude in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dude is trying to pull guard but Brodrin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brodrin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brodrin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brodrin wants it to stay on the feet.

Brodrin closes the distance and clinches.
Dude looking for a takedown.
Dude tries to score a body lock takedown but Brodrin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dude is looking to break free of the clinch but Brodrin has double underhooks.
Brodrin lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Viper Dude has been cut.
Dude has had enough of the clinch but Brodrin keeps him there for the moment.
Brodrin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dude pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Brodrin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brodrin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brodrin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brodrin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodrin looking for a sweep. Not yet Brodrin, not yet.
Brodrin wants to control the position but Dude says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brodrin wants to improve his position but Dude is controlling well.
Brodrin pushes Dude off looking to stand but Dude dives back in and keeps control.
Brodrin is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brodrin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Brodrin is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodrin keeping moving, preventing Dude from controlling successfully.
Brodrin seems keen to control Dude's posture.
Brodrin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brodrin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dude because Brodrin loaded up on that one.
Brodrin controlling from the full mount.
Brodrin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brodrin.
Brodrin thowing shots but they're missing.
Brodrin trying to control but Dude is having none of it.
Brodrin unloads with some shots from mount but Dude bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brodrin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Brodrin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viper Dude's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Horrible takedown attempt by Brodrin or perhaps it was just good defense by Dude, which made it look bad.
Dude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dude slaps away a takedown attempt from Brodrin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brodrin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dude but Dude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Brodrin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Brodrin. No joy for Dude on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Dude.
Brodrin misses with a takedown attempt - Dude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dude. No joy for Brodrin on that attempt.
Dude dives in and grabs Brodrin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brodrin pushes down on Dude's head and hops out.
Dude shoots in but no luck this time.
Brodrin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brodrin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brodrin wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.
Rick Brodrin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dude clinches.
Brodrin can't get the takedown.
Dude jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brodrin walks away with a smile on his face. Dude gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dude shoots in looking for a takedown. Brodrin tries to sprawl out of it but Dude keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brodrin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brodrin moves into the clinch.
Brodrin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dude's efforts to push away.
Dude is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dude jumps guard but Brodrin stands there with Dude around his waist. Dude gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dude wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brodrin fails to pull guard.
Brodrin tries to score a body lock takedown but Dude shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brodrin tries to pull guard but Dude holds him up against the cage and eventually Brodrin drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Brodrin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brodrin is working Dude over against the cage.
A short right from Dude.
Dude is trying to push Brodrin away but Brodrin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Brodrin jumps guard.
Dude trying to control but Brodrin is working from the bottom.
Dude looking to sit in guard and control but Brodrin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brodrin gets to his feet. Dude looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodrin misses with a body kick.
Brodrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dude.
Brodrin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dude sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brodrin somewhat.
Dude throws a body punch but Brodrin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Dude as Brodrin shoots in.
Dude goes for a double leg but Brodrin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brodrin continues to drive forward.
Dude drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brodrin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rick Brodrin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viper Dude's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dude fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brodrin avoids it really well and circles away.
Brodrin shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense.
Brodrin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dude is defended easily by Brodrin.
Dude listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brodrin.
Dude stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Brodrin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brodrin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brodrin pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dude looking to pass the guard.
Dude must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Brodrin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dude defends it easily.
Brodrin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Brodrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Viper Dude hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brodrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brodrin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brodrin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dude is fending him off so far but Brodrin persists. Nope, Dude circles away and we're back to standing.
Brodrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brodrin misses with a takedown attempt - Dude sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodrin leaves Dude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brodrin leaves Dude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dude stuffs the takedown attempt from Brodrin. Brodrin gets slowly back to his feet.
Dude fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brodrin avoids a kick to the body.
Dude tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brodrin defends well and Dude ends up having to push Brodrin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dude misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brodrin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodrin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dude after a bit of a struggle.
Dude goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brodrin prevents it.
Brodrin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Brodrin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Brodrin. Those never looked like landing.
Brodrin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dude tries to sprawl out of it but Brodrin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dude manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dude wants to clinch up but Brodrin keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rick Brodrin.
Well Brodrin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Rick Brodrin!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Rick Brodrin!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Rick Brodrin!

Rick Brodrin wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Nevskiiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nevskiiy
vs
Mayhem

193 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Nevskiiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgar Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayhem closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nevskiiy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nevskiiy wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy.
Nevskiiy tries to get to full guard but Mayhem has control of the leg.
Mayhem takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mayhem moves nicely into side control.
Mayhem wants to stand but Nevskiiy has his arm trapped.

Mayhem wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nevskiiy, who protects the arm well.
Mayhem lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevskiiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Mayhem wants to stand but Nevskiiy is controlling his arm.
Nevskiiy struggling a bit here.

Mayhem tries for a kimura but Nevskiiy is defending well.
Nevskiiy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mayhem's best efforts.
Mayhem wants to control but Nevskiiy is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevskiiy is holding on to half guard well.
Nevskiiy wants to get back to full guard.
Nevskiiy is staying active underneath Mayhem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nevskiiy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nevskiiy tries to get out of the position.
Mayhem stops Nevskiiy from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edgar Mayhem was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nevskiiy fails with a takedown attempt.

Mayhem looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayhem lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks the strikes from Nevskiiy.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Nevskiiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevskiiy tries to roll over but Mayhem keeps him under control.
Mayhem trying to mount his opponent but Nevskiiy defends it.

Mayhem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nevskiiy is trying to maintain the position but Mayhem is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Nevskiiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevskiiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayhem on the ground.
Nevskiiy wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mayhem wants to stand but Nevskiiy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nevskiiy tries to roll over but Mayhem keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem wants to stand up but Nevskiiy is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Mayhem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nevskiiy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mayhem misses with a looping right.
Mayhem leaves Nevskiiy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nevskiiy throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem throws a sloppy head kick and Nevskiiy moves out of range easily.
Mayhem avoids the body shot from Nevskiiy.

Mayhem looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nevskiiy!
Mayhem passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nevskiiy!
Mayhem looking to control but Nevskiiy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mayhem controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevskiiy is looking to improve his position but Mayhem isn't that keen on the idea.
Mayhem wants to control the pace but Nevskiiy is squirming around nicely.
Mayhem lands a big shot there that rocks Nevskiiy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nevskiiy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nevskiiy tries to lock up and control but Mayhem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem cracks Nevskiiy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nevskiiy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nevskiiy is just holding on here. Mayhem manages to take his back.
Mayhem is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Nevskiiy fending off the submission attempt from Mayhem.
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!
Will Mayhem go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevskiiy trying to control but not successfully.
Nevskiiy tries to break free.
Nevskiiy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Mayhem looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevskiiy really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Mayhem's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Edgar Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Nevskiiy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nevskiiy is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem trying to control.
Mayhem is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mayhem gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mayhem gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mayhem apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Nevskiiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nevskiiy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevskiiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nevskiiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Nevskiiy darts in and clinches Mayhem up against the cage.

Nevskiiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt.
Nevskiiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mayhem counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mayhem controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nevskiiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayhem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nevskiiy is trying to keep Mayhem in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nevskiiy's guard.
Nevskiiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nevskiiy is trying to control the position but Mayhem postures up.
Mayhem trying to control but Nevskiiy is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Mayhem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nevskiiy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mayhem. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nevskiiy trying to remain calm as Mayhem controls from the top position.
Nevskiiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mayhem has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Mayhem is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nevskiiy is trying to escape and Mayhem transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nevskiiy is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mayhem! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edgar Mayhem!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bj Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mayhem
vs
Peterson

183 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bj Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Mayhem pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Mayhem avoids them all with ease.

Peterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayhem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peterson wants to control but Mayhem is keeping him busy.
Peterson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mayhem is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Peterson wants to control but Mayhem is keeping him busy.
Peterson tries to move to mount but Mayhem blocks the move with his legs.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Mayhem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mayhem is looking to improve his position.
Mayhem trying to hold on to Peterson's head to control him but Peterson postures up.

Mayhem looking for submissions off his back.

Peterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Peterson seems to be working for a kimura but Mayhem defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is thwarting Mayhem's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mayhem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mayhem being controlled here, momentarily.
Mayhem trying to control the position.
Peterson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bj Mayhem just wasn't active enough.
Peterson leaves Mayhem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Peterson looks winded!

Mayhem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterson has Mayhem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayhem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mayhem works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Mayhem would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Peterson working for submissions but it's allowed Mayhem to get to half guard.
Peterson is looking to control Mayhem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peterson avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem is trying to control. Peterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bj Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mayhem throws a right and a left that both miss.

Peterson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayhem's guard.
Peterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayhem pulls Peterson in close to his closed guard and prevents Peterson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peterson won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
Peterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Peterson is posturing up here but Mayhem has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Peterson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Peterson has to tap! Slick submission there by Mayhem!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bj Mayhem!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Cueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schicke Diddis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diddis has chosen The Last of the Mohicans - Promentory as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cueva
vs
Diddis

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luiz Cueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schicke Diddis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diddis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diddis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cueva is proving hard to escape from.
Cueva keeping moving, preventing Diddis from controlling successfully.
Cueva working a defensive guard but Diddis passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diddis seems to be looking for submissions.
Diddis wants to control but Cueva is keeping him busy.
Diddis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cueva wants to improve his position but Diddis is controlling well.

Cueva is defending against the submission attempts here by Diddis.

Diddis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Diddis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cueva defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cueva is trying to get back to full guard.

Cueva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Diddis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Diddis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Diddis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cueva sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cueva wants to improve his position but Diddis is controlling well.
Cueva is working hard here to advance position.

Diddis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cueva is just riding it out for now. Diddis eventually gives up the hold.
Diddis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cueva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Cueva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diddis pulls his head out easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Diddis has eaten all the pies!
Diddis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cueva keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diddis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diddis prevents Cueva from improving his position.

Diddis seems to be looking for submissions.
Cueva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Diddis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cueva has managed to free his arm - good work.

Diddis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cueva defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diddis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cueva's head.
Diddis controlling the action here.
Cueva trying to control here.

Diddis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Diddis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cueva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cueva lands in his opponent's guard.
Cueva content to stall in guard here.

Cueva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diddis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cueva has managed to get both his arms back between Diddis's legs - danger averted.
Cueva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diddis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Diddis is working an open guard so Cueva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diddis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cueva pinned against the cage. Cueva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diddis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cueva drives through with a takedown into guard.

Diddis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Diddis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diddis is breathing heavily.
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!
Diddis keeping moving, preventing Cueva from controlling successfully.

Cueva is sitting in close to Diddis's body. Diddis has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cueva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cueva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diddis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Schicke Diddis!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sici Bulldog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanchez
vs
Bulldog

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sici Bulldog!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bulldog drops his shoulder and cracks Sanchez with a huge uppercut! Sanchez goes down! Can Bulldog finish him?

It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Bulldog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Bulldog tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulldog is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulldog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulldog won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Bulldog is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Bulldog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bulldog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bulldog is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulldog in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulldog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bulldog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez pulls Bulldog in close to his closed guard and prevents Bulldog from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bulldog prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulldog is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bulldog's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Sanchez is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bulldog's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bulldog gets to his feet and stands over Sanchez, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sanchez felt that one! Bulldog unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sanchez from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sici Bulldog!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nurmagomedov
vs
Mayhem

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayhem instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand into Mayhem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mayhem's gas tank.
Mayhem wants to stall.
Nurmagomedov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayhem has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nurmagomedov after a bit of a struggle.
Mayhem stalling in the clinch but Nurmagomedov improves position.
Mayhem jumps guard but Nurmagomedov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagomedov effectively controlling the action here.
Mayhem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left hand lands to the body for Nurmagomedov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace here.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Mayhem's ribcage. Mayhem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayhem looks winded!
A body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmagomedov.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurmagomedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Mayhem's ribcage. Mayhem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Nurmagomedov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurmagomedov just leaning against Mayhem, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmagomedov.
A short uppercut from Nurmagomedov.

Mayhem is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov scores with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov presses Mayhem against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Mayhem is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayhem or not.
Nurmagomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nurmagomedov is working Mayhem over against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov dips a shoulder and cracks Mayhem with a mighty uppercut! Mayhem falls back against the cage and Nurmagomedov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mayhem is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nurmagomedov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!