PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shalbek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike has chosen nothing whatsoever as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Shalbek
vs
Mike

196 cm
19
230 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
230 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Cobra Kai Nutrition
Mundi Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Shalbek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iron Mike!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Mike.
Mike throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shalbek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shalbek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike throws a combination that misses
and Shalbek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mike misses with a combination
enabling Shalbek to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike misses with a combination

and Shalbek counters by clinching up.
Shalbek leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mike is struggling to control the position.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek misses with a punch on the inside.
Shalbek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalbek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalbek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shalbek.

Mike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shalbek tries to clinch but Mike moves out of range.
Mike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shalbek counters with a left to the body.
Mike looks gassed!
Shalbek tries to clinch there but Mike circles away.
Mike takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Iron Mike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalbek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shalbek tries to clinch up but Mike circles away and keeps his distance.
Shalbek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mike.
Mike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shalbek gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalbek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mike backwards.
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!
Mike blocks a body shot from Shalbek.
Shalbek swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Shalbek.
Shalbek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shalbek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalbek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shalbek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mike's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shalbek.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shalbek misses with a punch to the body.
Mike working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shalbek misses with the head strike.
Shalbek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shalbek swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shalbek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike has had enough of the clinch but Shalbek keeps him there for the moment.
Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Shalbek has double underhooks.
Shalbek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shalbek scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike.
Shalbek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mike tries a body shot but Shalbek blocks it.
Shalbek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalbek backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shalbek fails to land.
Shalbek is leaning against Mike and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mike.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Shalbek is controlling him.
Mike tries a body shot but Shalbek blocks it.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shalbek.
Shalbek working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike pushes Shalbek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shalbek.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shalbek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mike blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shalbek misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Shalbek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shalbek avoids the body shot from Mike.
Shalbek digs a good hook to Mike's body.
Mike misses with a double jab
and Shalbek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Shalbek pushes Mike up against the cage in a clinch.
Shalbek has a couple of punches blocked by Mike.
A short right from Shalbek on the inside.
Shalbek blocks an uppercut.
Mike throws a head punch that misses.
Shalbek lands an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalbek. Mike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Shalbek digs a good hook to Mike's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalbek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mike swats away the attempt to clinch by Shalbek.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shalbek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike, pushing him back against the cage.
Shalbek misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Mike as the two fighters clinch.
Shalbek misses with some punches.
Shalbek throws a head punch that misses.
Shalbek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalbek throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike dodges an elbow strike from Shalbek.
Mike lands a body punch.
Shalbek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Shalbek.

Mike manages to break the clinch.
Shalbek wants to clinch up but Mike keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shalbek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shalbek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mike falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Shalbek counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalbek throws a head kick that Mike semi-blocks.
Mike keeps the fight on the outside.
Shalbek is looking to wear down Mike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mike keeps the fight on the outside.
Mike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shalbek counters with a right hand to the body.
Shalbek tries to close the distance and clinch but Mike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shalbek throws a right hand that Mike ducks under and follows up with a left that Mike also avoids with ease.
Shalbek scores with a jab to the head.
Shalbek lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike misses with a wild body shot.
Shalbek lands a jab-cross combination.
Shalbek thows a body shot but no joy.
Shalbek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mike can do to turn this around?

Shalbek clinches.
Mike prevents a body shot from Shalbek.
Shalbek misses with some punches.
Shalbek cracks Mike with a nice body shot.
Shalbek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Shalbek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shalbek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mike blocking some punches.
Shalbek tries a body shot but Mike blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike dodges an elbow strike from Shalbek.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Shalbek won't allow it.
Shalbek misses with the head strike.
Shalbek swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mike avoids the elbow strike from Shalbek, against the cage.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shalbek backwards.
Mike has a couple of punches blocked by Shalbek.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shalbek or not.
A frustrated look appears on Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Mike.
Shalbek pushes Mike back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shalbek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mike's efforts to push away.
Shalbek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mike is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Shalbek dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mike takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mike misses with a double jab
and Shalbek counters with a nice leg kick.
Shalbek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shalbek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shalbek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shalbek lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mike backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shalbek punishes Mike's body with a nice straight punch.
Shalbek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shalbek lands with a shot to the body.
Mike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mike throws a combination that misses
and Shalbek counters with a left to the body.
Shalbek is looking to clinch but Mike is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalbek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shalbek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mike doesn't seem bothered though.
Shalbek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shalbek tries to clinch up but Mike circles away and keeps his distance.
Shalbek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shalbek takes a swing at Mike's ribcage but misses.
Vladimir Shalbek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shalbek lands a with a good body shot.
Mike takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Mike.
Shalbek cracks Mike with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mike ducks right into an uppercut from Shalbek.
Shalbek scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shalbek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mike is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Shalbek misses with a double jab.
Shalbek lands a jab to Mike's midsection.
Shalbek thuds a left hand into Mike's body.
Shalbek just misses with a punch to the body.
Shalbek tries to clinch but Mike moves out of range.
Mike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shalbek counters with a three punch combo that has Mike backing up. Mike nods at Shalbek to acknowledge the strikes.
Shalbek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vladimir Shalbek is winning the standup battle so far.
Shalbek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mike misses with a combination
and Shalbek counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalbek lands a two punch combo.
Shalbek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shalbek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mike misses with a looping right.
Shalbek lands a head kick!
Mike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shalbek scores with a body shot.
Shalbek tries to clinch there but Mike circles away.
Vladimir Shalbek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Shalbek.
Shalbek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mike lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shalbek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shalbek tries to clinch but Mike moves out of range.
Iron Mike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shalbek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shalbek is looking to slow Mike down with leg kicks.
Shalbek throws a shot to the body.
Shalbek digs a good body shot into Mike's ribs.
Shalbek doesn't manage to clinch there - Mike circles away.

Shalbek closes the distance and clinches.
Vladimir Shalbek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mike doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shalbek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mike wants to break free but Shalbek has control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Shalbek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shalbek 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Vladimir Shalbek!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Vladimir Shalbek!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Vladimir Shalbek!

Vladimir Shalbek wins by unanimous decision!