PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishod Izgoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishod Izgoev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Schwarzenegger
vs
Izgoev

186 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
260 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ishod Izgoev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schwarzenegger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Izgoev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwarzenegger moves away.
Schwarzenegger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Izgoev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Izgoev throws a big shot that misses.
Izgoev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Izgoev wants to clinch up but Schwarzenegger keeps it at a distance.
Izgoev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Schwarzenegger drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzenegger throwing strikes but missing.
Schwarzenegger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Izgoev's head.
Schwarzenegger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Izgoev is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzenegger won't allow Izgoev to sweep him here.
Schwarzenegger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schwarzenegger wants to control from the top but Izgoev keeps moving.
Izgoev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwarzenegger is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izgoev has momentary wrist control but Schwarzenegger slips an elbow through the middle.
Schwarzenegger is looking to work some ground and pound but Izgoev has wrist control.
Schwarzenegger is looking to work some ground and pound but Izgoev has wrist control.
Izgoev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Izgoev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schwarzenegger throwing strikes but missing.
Izgoev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schwarzenegger is looking to work some ground and pound but Izgoev has wrist control.
Izgoev trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Izgoev takes a swing at Schwarzenegger's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Schwarzenegger gets a takedown into half guard.
Schwarzenegger throwing shots but Izgoev is blocking nicely.
Izgoev is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenegger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzenegger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Izgoev trying to control but Schwarzenegger postures up.
Izgoev tries to get to full guard but Schwarzenegger has control of the leg.
Schwarzenegger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Izgoev's head.
Schwarzenegger trying to pass the guard but Izgoev defending well.
Izgoev is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenegger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Izgoev looks to land a left hand but Schwarzenegger moved out of range nicely.
Izgoev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schwarzenegger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Izgoev.
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Izgoev is fending him off so far but Schwarzenegger persists. Nope, Izgoev circles away and we're back to standing.
Izgoev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izgoev throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzenegger's shoulder, as Schwarzenegger tries to avoid the shot.
Schwarzenegger slips under a jab.
Schwarzenegger slips a straight right by Izgoev.
Schwarzenegger fails to land the takedown.
Izgoev loads up on a big right hand but Schwarzenegger slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Schwarzenegger blocks the low kick.

Izgoev closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izgoev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzenegger's elbow.

Schwarzenegger wants the takedown. Izgoev is fighting it off but Schwarzenegger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Izgoev's guard against the cage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Izgoev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schwarzenegger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Izgoev is adopting a defensive guard.
Izgoev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schwarzenegger trying to control but Izgoev is working from the bottom.
Schwarzenegger wants to pass the guard but Izgoev is keeping the position.
Schwarzenegger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Izgoev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schwarzenegger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ishod Izgoev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Schwarzenegger fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Izgoev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schwarzenegger tries to score a body lock takedown but Izgoev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izgoev has had enough of the clinch but Schwarzenegger keeps him there for the moment.

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

Schwarzenegger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Schwarzenegger working away.
Izgoev dodges the ground and pound from Schwarzenegger.
Izgoev defending against the ground and pound.
Izgoev wants to control but Schwarzenegger postures up.
Schwarzenegger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Izgoev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Schwarzenegger are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Schwarzenegger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger working the body and head with strikes.
Schwarzenegger working the ground and pound.
Izgoev defending against the ground and pound.
Schwarzenegger tries to score with some ground and pound. Izgoev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Schwarzenegger working the ground and pound but Izgoev is defending the strikes.
Schwarzenegger lands a nice forearm strike.
Izgoev wants to control but Schwarzenegger postures up.
Izgoev is not content to let Schwarzenegger control the position.
Schwarzenegger tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Schwarzenegger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schwarzenegger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schwarzenegger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Izgoev misses.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown but Izgoev shows good takedown defense.
Schwarzenegger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schwarzenegger tries for a takedown but Izgoev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schwarzenegger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izgoev.
Izgoev falls off balance throwing a combination

so Schwarzenegger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izgoev striking from the bottom here.
Izgoev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzenegger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Izgoev trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarzenegger is proving a slippery customer.
Izgoev controlling the position.
Izgoev is trying to keep Schwarzenegger in close.
Izgoev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgoev looking for a sweep. Not yet Izgoev, not yet.
Izgoev keeping full guard, as Schwarzenegger tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izgoev swinging wilding here.
Izgoev misses with a straight left.
Izgoev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schwarzenegger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schwarzenegger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schwarzenegger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Izgoev hang on?
Izgoev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schwarzenegger cracks Izgoev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schwarzenegger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Izgoev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schwarzenegger is landing with some decent strikes but Izgoev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Schwarzenegger dominating with strikes here.
Schwarzenegger scoring with strikes but Izgoev is staying in there.
Schwarzenegger controlling his opponent.
Schwarzenegger avoids the attempt from Izgoev to control.
Schwarzenegger prevents Izgoev from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwarzenegger lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Izgoev wants to control but Schwarzenegger is having none of it.
The referee warns Izgoev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Schwarzenegger dominated that second round.
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!

Schwarzenegger shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown attempt - Izgoev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Izgoev throws a jab when Schwarzenegger was well out of range.
Izgoev lands with a nice body punch.
Izgoev throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwarzenegger.
Ishod Izgoev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Izgoev is fending him off so far but Schwarzenegger persists. Nope, Izgoev circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izgoev just misses with a punch to the body.
Izgoev misses the shot to the body.
Izgoev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwarzenegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Izgoev.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwarzenegger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Izgoev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Izgoev.
Izgoev lands a jab to Schwarzenegger's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izgoev thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izgoev looks to land a left hand but Schwarzenegger moved out of range nicely.
Schwarzenegger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Izgoev.
Izgoev thuds a left hand into Schwarzenegger's body.
Izgoev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Izgoev misses with an uppercut.
Schwarzenegger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Izgoev.
Ishod Izgoev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izgoev throws a hook but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Schwarzenegger defending well as Izgoev loads up on a big left hand.
Izgoev is looking to clinch.

Schwarzenegger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Izgoev's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izgoev is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenegger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Izgoev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Izgoev is keeping the position for now.
Izgoev controls Schwarzenegger momentarily but Schwarzenegger frees himself.
Izgoev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schwarzenegger trying to control but Izgoev is working from the bottom.

Schwarzenegger drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Izgoev dives on top into guard.
Izgoev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Izgoev stays in close to Schwarzenegger's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izgoev preventing the sweep.
Arnold Schwarzenegger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izgoev postures up.
Schwarzenegger wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Izgoev is now in half guard.
Izgoev controlling the action here.

Schwarzenegger looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Izgoev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Izgoev prevents Schwarzenegger from improving his position.
Schwarzenegger is pressing down on Izgoev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schwarzenegger keeping moving, preventing Izgoev from controlling successfully.
Izgoev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izgoev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ishod Izgoev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range as Izgoev strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishod Izgoev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Izgoev 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishod Izgoev!