PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Orlav (ranked 4404 p4p, 4493 weight class) and Petr Yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Orlav could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petr Yan's chin.

Orlav
vs
Yan

168 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregor Orlav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petr Yan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yan moves into the clinch.
Yan throws an elbow that misses.
Yan wants to break free but Orlav has control.
Orlav blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yan throws an elbow but misses.
Orlav keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yan's efforts to push away.

Yan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yan tries to clinch

and Orlav counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yan won't be happy with that.
Orlav controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlav's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Orlav seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yan for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Yan pushes Orlav up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Orlav.
Yan stops a takedown attempt from Orlav.

Yan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yan darts in trying to clinch

and Orlav counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yan!

Yan throws Orlav to one side and escapes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Orlav counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yan looks like he's trying to stand up.

Orlav is trying to work for a kimura but Yan is defending well.
Orlav is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan is trying to stand up here but Orlav is controlling him well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Yan is in trouble now - Orlav has advanced to mount!
Orlav scoring with strikes but Yan is staying in there.
Yan tries to reverse the position but Orlav maintains control.
Orlav controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orlav jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Yan's face as Orlav controls the position.
Yan pushes Orlav away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Orlav gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Orlav goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Orlav but great work by Yan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yan wants to clinch up but Orlav keeps it at a distance.
Orlav tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yan manages to circle out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orlav is trying to pull guard but Yan has him pressed against the cage.

Orlav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Orlav counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan looking to control.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Orlav from controlling successfully.
Yan wants to get back to his feet but Orlav is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gregor Orlav overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Orlav off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Orlav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yan tries to clinch but Orlav moves away

and Orlav counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yan is looking to stand back up but Orlav counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yan.

Orlav is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orlav stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yan kicks Orlav off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan is looking to clinch but Orlav is avoiding it.
Orlav appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlav swats away the attempt to clinch by Yan.
Petr Yan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yan wants to clinch up but Orlav keeps it at a distance.

Orlav gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orlav.
Yan pushes off an throws an elbow but Orlav leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yan misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orlav's brow.
Yan misses with an elbow strike.
Orlav looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregor Orlav. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan throws a head punch that misses.
Yan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Yan breaks from the clinch.
Yan is looking to clinch.
It appears Orlav was looking to counter with a kick there.

Yan moves into the clinch.
Yan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Orlav dodges an elbow strike from Yan.
Orlav fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yan tries to clinch

and Orlav counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yan!

Yan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Yan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Orlav shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yan tries to clinch but Orlav moves out of range.
Orlav feinted with a counter takedown.
Yan wants to clinch up but Orlav keeps it at a distance.
Orlav circles away from the clinch attempt

and Orlav counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yan won't be happy with that.
Orlav has knee on belly and moves into mount.
You get the feeling that Yan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlav controlling his opponent.
Yan trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Orlav.
Yan working to try and regain half guard.
Orlav controlling the position easily from mount.

Orlav looking to secure an arm triangle but Yan defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Orlav avoids the attempt from Yan to control.
Yan is looking to get to half guard.
Orlav trying to control but Yan is having none of it.
Orlav lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan tries to buck Orlav off but he can't manage it.
Orlav cracks Yan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yan tries to hold on but Orlav postures up.
Yan is squirming around, avoiding Orlav's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yan really wants to buck Orlav off and get back to his feet.
Orlav wants to control but instead Yan manages to regain half guard.
Yan is looking to get back to is feet but Orlav passes into side control.
Yan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Orlav trying to control the action but Yan is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Orlav asserts his dominance and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Orlav showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petr Yan!