PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Thrana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nostalgia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thrana
vs
Gorgy

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dani Thrana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorgy wants to clinch.
Gorgy is looking to clinch but Thrana is avoiding it.
Gorgy wants to clinch up but Thrana keeps it at a distance.
Maxim Gorgy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorgy is looking to clinch.
Gorgy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorgy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrana avoids the head kick by Gorgy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy swinging wilding here.
Gorgy tries to clinch up but Thrana circles away and keeps his distance.
Thrana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrana throws a series of punches but Gorgy avoids them all with ease.
Gorgy tries to clinch up.
Gorgy is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorgy.
Gorgy throws a head kick but Thrana moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gorgy moves in looking to clinch but Thrana pushes him off.
Gorgy tries for a takedown but Thrana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorgy. That's going to slow Thrana down.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thrana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorgy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thrana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorgy misses with a low kick.
Thrana tries to bum rush Gorgy with a series of wild strikes but Gorgy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrana keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gorgy.
Thrana misses with a straight right.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch but Thrana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorgy is looking to clinch but Thrana is avoiding it.

Gorgy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thrana is trying to defend but Gorgy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gorgy trying to mount his opponent but Thrana defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorgy seems to be working for a kimura but Thrana defends the submission attempt.
Gorgy misses with a head shot. Thrana uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgy tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrana is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Gorgy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gorgy slips a straight right by Thrana.
Gorgy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gorgy throws a head kick but Thrana moves out of range.
Thrana throws a low kick but Gorgy avoids it.
Thrana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorgy.
Gorgy misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorgy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thrana circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorgy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorgy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrana throws out the jab.
Thrana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorgy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorgy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorgy looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorgy throws a sloppy head kick and Thrana moves out of range easily.
Gorgy throws a leg kick but Thrana checks it.
Thrana misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Gorgy.
Gorgy wants to clinch up but Thrana keeps it at a distance.
Thrana misses with a looping left.
Thrana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gorgy counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Dani Thrana has been cut.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrana throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorgy.
Gorgy slips a jab from Thrana.
Gorgy slips a straight right by Thrana.
Thrana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorgy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Gorgy.
Dani Thrana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thrana misses.
Thrana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thrana is looking to score with low kicks.
Thrana throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gorgy counter with a right hand.
Thrana keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorgy fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorgy tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Gorgy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dani Thrana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Thrana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorgy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorgy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrana shoots in but Gorgy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thrana lands with a straight right. Gorgy didn't see that one coming.
Thrana swinging wilding here.
Thrana circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy ducks under a wild hook from Thrana.
Thrana leaves Gorgy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gorgy tries to clinch there but Thrana circles away.
Gorgy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorgy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy misses with a body kick.
Thrana tests Gorgy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gorgy is rocked!
Thrana ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gorgy's jaw. Gorgy's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Thrana does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dani Thrana!