PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 1808 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Jack Cango (ranked 241 p4p, 239 weight class). Cango has chosen Into Action by Tim Armstrong as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bagrov
vs
Cango

186 cm
22
199
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
194
6 - 3 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagrov punishes Cango's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagrov lands a jab to Cango's midsection.
Danila Bagrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrov cracks Cango with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bagrov throws a right hand that Cango ducks under and follows up with a left that Cango also avoids with ease.
Cango steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bagrov.
Cango on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bagrov misses the target.
Cango walks into a jab.
Bagrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bagrov defending well as Cango loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Bagrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bagrov takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bagrov.
A head punch on the inside from Cango fails to land.
Bagrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cango lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov pushes Cango back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bagrov lands an uppercut.
Bagrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Cango shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.
Cango throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Cango goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bagrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bagrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cango lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bagrov backwards.
Cango swings wildly with an uppercut but Bagrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagrov keeps control of Cango as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cango using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bagrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cango using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bagrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Bagrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov misses with a punch to the body.
Cango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bagrov misses with some punches.
Cango gets underhooks to prevent Bagrov's takedown attempt.
Bagrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cango backwards.
Bagrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cangos head.
Bagrov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cango or not.
Bagrov blocking some punches.
Cango scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bagrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cango.
Bagrov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cango prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danila Bagrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bagrov.
Cango misses with the head strike.
Bagrov avoiding damage.
Cango blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango throws a head punch that misses.
Cango with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bagrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cango can't find room to land a body shot as Bagrov controls the action.

Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bagrov shoots for a takedown but Cango saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cango.
Bagrov dodges the punch combination from Cango.
Bagrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cango at a distance.
Cango lands with a cross.
Bagrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bagrov swinging wildly here.
Cango wants to counter with a clinch but Bagrov pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango looks for the body kick but Bagrov saw that one coming.
Cango pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Cango misses.
A lazy body kick from Cango

and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.

Cango wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Bagrov blocks the leg kick.

Bagrov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cango quickly recovers to half guard.
Bagrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cango's head.
Bagrov is looking to take a break and control but Cango is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bagrov.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagrov is pressing down on Cango's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cango is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Cango does no damage.
Jack Cango has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cango slips under a jab.

Bagrov looking to score a takedown here. Cango is defending well but Bagrov drives through and ends up in Cango's guard.
Danila Bagrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bagrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bagrov wants to control from the top but Cango keeps moving.
Cango wants to get back to his feet but Bagrov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bagrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bagrov throwing strikes but missing.
Bagrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bagrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cango is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bagrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cango can do to turn this around?
Bagrov takes one to the side of the head.
Bagrov scores with the left hand. Cango knows he should have avoided that one.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cango avoids the body shot from Bagrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bagrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cango doesn't seem phased though.
Cango rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bagrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cango swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Cango does it's job there.
Bagrov throws a jab when Cango was well out of range.
Cango shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bagrov eats them both and turns towards Cango to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagrov shoots for a takedown but Cango saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cango takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bagrov missing with a left hand there. Cango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Cango sprawls well. He's pushed Bagrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango misses with a head kick.
Cango defending well as Bagrov loads up on a big left hand.
Cango unleashes a big counter combination but Bagrov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bagrov lands an overhand right.
Danila Bagrov is winning the standup battle so far.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cango enables Bagrov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cango manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bagrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cango utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cango is retaining full guard.
Bagrov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bagrov prevents Cango from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cango is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bagrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Bagrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cango is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cango misses with a straight right.
Bagrov looks to land a right hand but Cango moved out of range.
Cango throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bagrov throws a hook to the side of Cango's head but Cango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bagrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cango scoring well with a low kick there.
Cango throws a series of punches but Bagrov moves out of range.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Bagrov. That snapped Cango's head back.
Cango throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bagrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danila Bagrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cango thuds his shin into the meat of Bagrov's side.
Cango jabs Bagrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bagrov throws a body punch but Cango moves out of range.
Bagrov dodges the punch combination from Cango.
Cango displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
Bagrov has his takedown stuffed

and Cango counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagrov has Cango pushed against the cage.
Cango misses with a knee to the head.
Bagrov has a couple of punches blocked by Cango.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cango.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango blocks a body shot from Bagrov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagrov.
Cango blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bagrov gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Cango manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cango falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bagrov counters with a left to the body.
Cango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bagrov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cango is trying to defend but Bagrov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bagrov wants to take a breather but Cango is having none of it.
Cango is looking to escape.
Danila Bagrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cango keeps working.
Cango is trying to stand.
Cango taking some punishment here, with Bagrov in his half guard.
Bagrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bagrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cango's head.
Bagrov trying to pass the guard but Cango defending well.
Bagrov is trying to control the action in half guard but Cango is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bagrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bagrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cango keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bagrov.
Bagrov lands strikes from half guard.
Bagrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cango defending well though.
Well, if Bagrov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bagrov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cango for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

Bagrov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cango tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bagrov is in Cango's guard.

Cango has his feet on Bagrov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bagrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cango drops his hands momentarily and Bagrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cango leaves Bagrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Cango.
Well Bagrov 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danila Bagrov!
A victorious Danila Bagrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.