RTFL-3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Hart looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hart
vs
Romero

192 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Hart.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hart misses.
Romero slips under a jab from Hart.
Hart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.

Romero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romero lands in his opponent's guard.
Hart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Romero keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Romero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Romero!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart controlling the position.
Romero postures up and lands a big shot to Hart's brow.
Hart is looking to stand up but Romero isn't so interested in that idea.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romero controlling from the top position.
Romero chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart wants to stand but Romero is controlling the position.
Hart keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romero cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Romero is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Romero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hart looks for a takedown but Romero sprawls well.
Hart is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.

Romero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hart tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romero is in Hart's guard.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Romero won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.
Romero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romero trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Romero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romero on the ground.
Romero trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Romero is working Hart over with some ground and pound from side control.
Romero taking a break here but Hart is having none of it and regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Romero connects with a nice short shot to Hart's temple.
We've been informed that Romero has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Romero is trying to work for a kimura but Hart is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Romero walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hart. Romero shrugs it off though.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hart shoots in but Romero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hart fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Romero shoots in and gets a takedown into Hart's guard.
Yoel Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Romero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Romero slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Romero in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Romero wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
Romero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hart to see if he's OK.
Hart is looking for a sweep.
Romero lands a few punches from side control.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart tries to bench press Romero off him but Romero keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Romero.
Romero lands an elbow.
Hart is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Romero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Romero lands an elbow.
Romero tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hart's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero cracks Hart with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
Romero lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero working the ground and pound but Hart is defending the strikes.

Romero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romero lands an elbow.
Romero scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Romero seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Romero tries for a kimura but Hart is defending well.
Romero landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Romero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hart some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is putting a hurting on Hart here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hart wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Romero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Romero 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Romero.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart is not content to let Romero control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hart with a poor takedown
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Hart tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hart swings widly with a right hand

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romero landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero chips away with some ground and pound.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero pushes down on Hart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hart tries to kick Romero off in order to stand up. Romero Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Romero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Romero works to advance to full mount. Hart defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Romero wants to control the pace but Hart is squirming around nicely.
Romero punishing his opponent with strikes.

Romero wants to finish this one by submission but Hart is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Romero.
A nice elbow there by Romero.
Romero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Romero raining down shots from the mount!
Romero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hart looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Romero landing shots from mount.
Romero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Hart is rocked!
Romero postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Hart in real trouble here! The ref calls for Hart to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Romero!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Britva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emily Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emily Play has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Britva
vs
Play

178 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

160 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Britva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emily Play!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play wants to clinch up but Britva keeps it at a distance.

Britva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Play wants to control but Britva postures up.

Britva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Play is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Play tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Britva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Play is trying to escape the position but Britva is controlling the position.

Britva stands up and beckons Play to his feet.
Britva fails with a takedown attempt.
Play throws a fast counter high kick but Britva manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Play scores with a jab to the head.
Boris Britva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Britva shoots for a double leg takedown but Play sprawls well. He's pushed Britva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Britva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Play circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Britva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Play leaves Britva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Britva has been working on his balance at Bobby B's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Play.
Britva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Play but Play pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Play gets the takedown into side control.
Britva is breathing heavily.
Britva is looking to reverse the position.
Play wants to control but Britva is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britva is holding Play down, trying to stall.
The strikes coming from Play are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Play in side control, throwing shots but Britva defends.
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Britva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Britva trying to hold on to Play's head to control him but Play postures up.
Play is keen to just control but Britva is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva is concentrating on defense, preventing Play from advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Britva shoots in for a takedown but Play shows good takedown defense.
Britva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Play as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Britva or perhaps it was just good defense by Play, which made it look bad.
Play misses with a head kick.
As Play looks to move away, Britva throws a big counter combo bu Play just gets out of the way.

Play shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Play is going to stand back up.
Britva is trying to get back to full guard.
Britva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Play is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Play trying to control the action but Britva is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Play wants to stand up but Britva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Play feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Britvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Play stuffs the takedown attempt from Britva. Britva gets slowly back to his feet.
As Britva backs off Play throws a huge counter combo but Britva manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Britva. Play does a little dance to reset his feet.

Britva tries to sprawl but Play drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Britva tries to kick Play off but Play keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Britva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Play seems to be looking for submissions.
Britva keeping control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Britva.
Play has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boris Britva!
Boris Britva got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Porous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Demchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Porous
vs
Demchenkov

150 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
237 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Porous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Demchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Demchenkov.

Porous has closed the distance and engaged Demchenkov in a clinch.
Porous prevents the takedown attempt.
Demchenkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Porous pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mason Porous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Demchenkov.
Demchenkov can't get the takedown.
Demchenkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Porous is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Demchenkov is trying to trip Porous. He has hold of a leg but Porous is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Demchenkov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Demchenkov throwing strikes but missing.
Demchenkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demchenkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Porous's head.
Porous really is a fat lump.
Demchenkov landing with the ground and pound.
Porous looking for a sweep. Not yet Porous, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demchenkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Demchenkov pushes down on Porous's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Demchenkov lands strikes from half guard.
Demchenkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Porous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Demchenkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demchenkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Porous has hold of Demchenkov's hands but Demchenkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demchenkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Porous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Demchenkov slows the pace down in half guard.
Demchenkov drops an elbow to the side of Porous's head.
Demchenkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Demchenkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Demchenkov drops an elbow to the side of Porous's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demchenkov lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Demchenkov there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Demchenkov connects with a nice short shot to Porous's temple.
Porous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porous is looking to get back to full guard here but Demchenkov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Porous might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Demchenkov working the head with strikes.
Porous on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Demchenkov controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demchenkov lands a nice forearm strike.
Porous on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Demchenkov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Porous is rocked!
Demchenkov working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Porous is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Demchenkov! That's hurt Porous! Will he recover? Demchenkov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Demchenkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank McAfee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Kabakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Kabakov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McAfee
vs
Kabakov

177 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

213 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank McAfee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabian Kabakov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAfee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kabakov looks to throw the jab but McAfee is out of range.
McAfee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kabakov misses with a body kick.

McAfee clinches up with Kabakov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kabakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
McAfee avoids the elbow strike from Kabakov, against the cage.
Kabakov misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that McAfee has been working on his elbows in the gym.

McAfee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

McAfee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kabakov, who protects the arm well.
Kabakov is looking for a sweep.

McAfee stands up.

Kabakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kabakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAfee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kabakov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kabakov can't find room to land a body shot as McAfee controls the action.

McAfee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kabakov wants to get back to full guard.
Kabakov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McAfee wants to control but Kabakov is keeping him busy.
Kabakov is looking for a sweep. McAfee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McAfee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McAfee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McAfee trying to control from half guard but Kabakov is working away.
Kabakov wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McAfee decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
McAfee moves out of range of the body kick from Kabakov.

Kabakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kabakov swings wildly with an uppercut but McAfee uses good head movement to avoid it.

McAfee manages to pull guard.
Kabakov tries to free his leg and advance position but McAfee is retaining full guard.
McAfee working a defensive guard here.

McAfee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAfee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kabakov working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabakov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kabakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kabakov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

McAfee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kabakov is looking to work some ground and pound but McAfee has wrist control.

McAfee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McAfee is on top in guard.

McAfee is pushing down on Kabakov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kabakov is fighting to maintain full guard but McAfee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kabakov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kabakov wants to sweep but no luck.
McAfee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kabakov's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabakov trying to get back to full guard but McAfee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
McAfee manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kabakov to take his back!
Kabakov looking very determined here, making life difficult for McAfee.
McAfee keeps control of the position as Kabakov tries to break free.
McAfee controls the position.

McAfee has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kabakov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McAfee gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabakov tries to escape but McAfee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McAfee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McAfee ducks under a wild hook from Kabakov.
McAfee moves out of range of the body kick from Kabakov.
Kabakov throws a leg kick that is checked
and McAfee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McAfee throws a sloppy head kick and Kabakov moves out of range easily.
Kabakov misses the shot to the body.
McAfee misses with a head kick.

Kabakov gets a clinch.
Kabakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAfee is defending well for now.
Kabakov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kabakov misses with a knee to the head.

McAfee breaks the clinch.
Fabian Kabakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabakov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McAfee avoids the head kick by Kabakov.
McAfee fails with a takedown attempt.
McAfee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kabakov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcAfee.

Kabakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabakov throws an elbow but it misses.

McAfee pulls Kabakov into guard.
Kabakov scoring with punches to the head and body.

McAfee pushes a forearm under Kabakov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kabakov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank McAfee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Dandas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Vsevolod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Vsevolod looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dandas
vs
Vsevolod

196 cm
26
260 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

225 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Dandas!
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, Boris Vsevolod!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dandas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vsevolod sprawls well initially but Dandas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dandas lands a nice short elbow.
Vsevolod is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Dandas there.
Vsevolod slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dandas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Dandas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dandas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dandas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dandas is working Vsevolod over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dandas stopping the sweep attempt from Vsevolod.
Dandas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vsevolod keeping moving, preventing Dandas from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vsevolod is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dandas trying to control the position from guard on top but Vsevolod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dandas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vsevolod 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.
Dandas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dandas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dandas working some strikes from top position.
Dandas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vsevolod bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dandas's guard.

Vsevolod looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vsevolod in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dandas pulls Vsevolod in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vsevolod's guard.

Dandas wants to stand but Vsevolod is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dandas trying to control but Vsevolod is working from the bottom.
Dandas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dandas trying to control the position from guard on top but Vsevolod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dandas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vsevolod is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dandas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vsevolod is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandas chips away with some ground and pound.
Dandas distracts Vsevolod with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Vsevolod is rocked!
Dandas wants to control from the top but Vsevolod keeps moving.

Vsevolod has his foot on Dandas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dandas works his way back into a safe position though.
Dandas won't allow Vsevolod to sweep him here.
Dandas postures up and lands a big shot to Vsevolod's brow.
Vsevolod is still in real trouble! Can Dandas finish him?
Vsevolod is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vsevolod keeping moving, preventing Dandas from controlling successfully.
Dandas lands a couple of elbows.
Dandas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dandas trying to control but Vsevolod is working from the bottom.
Dandas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Dandas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dandas slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vsevolod tries to roll over but Dandas keeps him under control.
Vsevolod seems to have recovered his senses.
Dandas wants to take a breather but Vsevolod is having none of it.
Dandas prevents Vsevolod from improving his position.
Dandas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vsevolod with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dandas moves nicely into side control.
Vsevolod is looking for a sweep.

Dandas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vsevolod is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dandas avoids a kick to the body.
Dandas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Dandas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Dandas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vsevolod throws a leg kick but Dandas checks it.
Dandas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vsevolod misses with a low kick.

Dandas instigates a clinch.

Dandas manages to break the clinch.
Vsevolod misses with a double jab

and Dandas counters with a big slam. Vsevolod looks out but Dandas is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Vsevolod from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Bruce Dandas!
Bruce Dandas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mendes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johny Utah's chin.

Mendes
vs
Utah

173 cm
32
157 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

192 cm
26
162 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendes jumps guard but Utah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mendes has Utah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Utah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Mendes is trying to trip Utah. He has hold of a leg but Utah is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mendes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Utah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mendes gets to his feet - Utah follows without any prompting.
Mendes has been working on his balance at Bobby B's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Utah.
Utah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Utah.
An attempted straight right counter from Mendes misses the target.
Utah shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendes sprawls well. He's pushed Utah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jake Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Utah.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mendes moves into range and clinches up with Utah.
Utah tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Utah wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.

Utah decides to pull guard.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes stands up and waves to Utah to follow him.
Mendes is looking to clinch but Utah is avoiding it.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Utah shoots in but no luck this time.
Mendes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Mendes coming out on top.

It looks like Johny Utah has been cut.
Utah shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendes sprawls well. He's pushed Utah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks Utah with an uppercut!

Utah is rocked!
Mendes stuns Utah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Utah.
Mendes misses with a wild combination.
Utah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mendes with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for Utah on that attempt.

Mendes moves into range and clinches up with Utah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes wants a takedown but no success here.
Utah tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Utah jumps guard but Mendes stands there with Utah around his waist. Utah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Utah is trying to push Mendes away but Mendes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Mendes jumps guard.
Utah being controlled here momentarily.

Mendes has his feet on Utah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Utah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendes.

Mendes has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Utah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mendes instigates a clinch.
Utah is trying to pull guard but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Utah is working for takedown but Mendes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Utah tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.

Mendes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mendes prevents Utah from improving his position.
Mendes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Mendes postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Utah to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Utah jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Utah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendes is one step ahead there.

Mendes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Utah, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mendes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Utah's cut.
That's time! Mendes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mendes clinches.

Mendes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mendes won't allow Utah to sweep him here.

Mendes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mendes tries to clinch up.
Utah fails with the takedown.
No luck for Utah with that takedown attempt.
Mendes lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Utah is defended easily by Mendes.
Jake Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Utah.
Mendes tries to clinch
and Utah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mendes tries to clinch but Utah is having none of it.

Mendes pushes Utah up against the cage in a clinch.

Mendes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendes stands up and beckons Utah to join him on the feet.
Utah shoots in but Mendes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Mendes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes cracks a nice hook into Utah's ribs.
Mendes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Utah is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendes.

Mendes has Utah up against the cage in a clinch.

Mendes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mendes manages to end up in side control.
Utah being controlled for a moment.

Mendes stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
Mendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Utah swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mendes instigates a clinch.
Mendes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Utah is defending well.
Mendes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Utah gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mendes gets control of Utah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is adopting a defensive guard.
Mendes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Utah manages to get himself to full guard.

Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Utah looking for a sweep. Not yet Utah, not yet.
Mendes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Utah trying to keep a closed guard but Mendes is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Mendes stands and steps away. Utah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jake Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.

Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Utah prevents a takedown attempt there.

Mendes lands a takedown into guard.
Mendes controls from within his opponent's guard.

Mendes stands up and waves to Utah to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mendes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johny Utah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendes tries to clinch but Utah moves out of range.
Utah looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Mendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Utah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Utah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mendes to keep the fight standing.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Utah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Utah.
Mendes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Utah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendes digs a good hook to Utah's body.
Johny Utah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Utah.
Jake Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Utah.
Utah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes is looking to clinch but Utah is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Utah.
Mendes lands with a straight right. Utah didn't see that one coming.
Mendes throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Utah or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes, which made it look bad.
Utah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendes is looking to clinch.

Mendes gets a clinch.
Mendes is looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mendes is trying to pull guard but Utah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mendes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Utah is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes avoiding damage as Utah throws knees to the body.
Mendes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Utah.
Utah can't find room to land a body shot as Mendes controls the action.
Utah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendes walks away with a smile on his face. Utah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utah can do to turn this around?

Mendes closes the distance and clinches.

Mendes pulls guard effortlessly.
Mendes pulls Utah in to control the position.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johny Utah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendes continues to stall.
Utah wants to stand and escape but instead Mendes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Utah can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendes controls the pace.

Mendes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Utah, up you get!
Jake Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes drops his hands momentarily and Utah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Utah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
A little feinted left hand from Mendes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Utah misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Utah.
Utah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Utah prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Utah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Utah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jake Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mendes closes the distance and pushes Utah back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Utah.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mendes!
Jake Mendes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.