PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zolotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zolotov
vs
Brown

197 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
276 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zolotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zolotov.

Zolotov closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Zolotov keeps him there for the moment.

Zolotov breaks the clinch.
Zolotov slips a jab and a cross from Brown.

Zolotov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zolotov showed some decent athleticism there.
Zolotov trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to escape.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zolotov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pressing down on Zolotov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zolotov stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown wants to stand but Zolotov is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Zolotov staying out of range there.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that Zolotov avoids nicely.
Paul Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Zolotov instigates a clinch.

Zolotov jumps guard.
Zolotov wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Zolotov is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Well, if Brown 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.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zolotov wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zolotov is breathing heavily.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown controlling his opponent.

Brown is working for a guillotine from mount but Zolotov frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zolotov tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Brown tries to control but Zolotov wriggling away.
Zolotov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Zolotov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown looks to land a combination but Zolotov avoids it well.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zolotov.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zolotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zolotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zolotov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zolotov forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Zolotov.
Zolotov misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Zolotov is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zolotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zolotov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Zolotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries to circle away but Zolotov has him pinned against the cage.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.

It looks like Ivan Zolotov has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zolotov.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right hand that Zolotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Zolotov also avoids with ease.

Zolotov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brown looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Brown manages to escape to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Zolotov takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Zolotov is controlling the position.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zolotov keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zolotov jumps guard but Brown stands there with Zolotov around his waist. Zolotov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zolotov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Zolotov has double underhooks.
Zolotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zolotov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zolotov misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Zolotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Zolotov slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Zolotov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Zolotov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zolotov pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Zolotov is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Zolotov has double underhooks.
Zolotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Zolotov is controlling the position.

Zolotov manages to break the clinch.
Zolotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to bum rush Zolotov with a series of wild strikes but Zolotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zolotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zolotov.
Brown should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Zolotov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Zolotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zolotov checks a leg kick.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Zolotov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zolotov wants to free his trapped foot but Brown is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zolotov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Zolotov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown keeping hold of Zolotov's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown controlling the position.
Brown wants to stand up but Zolotov is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has Zolotov pulled in close to control his posture.
Zolotov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zolotov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown keeping full guard, as Zolotov tries to pass.

Brown pushes Zolotov off and gets back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Zolotov slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Ivan Zolotov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
Brown throws a series of punches but Zolotov moves out of range.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown cracks Zolotov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Zolotov closes the distance and clinches.
Zolotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zolotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Zolotov won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Brown!