PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladdy Stanislov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stanislov
vs
Aliyev

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladdy Stanislov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
Stanislov tries to bum rush Aliyev with a series of wild strikes but Aliyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanislov misses with a wild combination.
Stanislov scores with a jab. Aliyev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
Stanislov connects with a body shot.
Stanislov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Stanislov misses with a double jab.
Stanislov cracks Aliyev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stanislov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aliyev lands a head kick!
Aliyev lands a high kick!
Stanislov scores with a one two! Aliyev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Stanislov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Stanislov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aliyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stanislov cracks Aliyev with an uppercut from hell and Aliyev crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Stanislov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Aliyev is rocked!
Stanislov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aliyev is still in real trouble! Can Stanislov finish him?
Stanislov connects with a couple of short punches.
Aliyev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aliyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Stanislov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Stanislov stands and steps away. Aliyev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stanislov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stanislov.
Aliyev looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Stanislov.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stanislov throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stanislov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.
Aliyev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stanislov misses with a few strikes there.
Aliyev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanislov misses with a double jab.
Aliyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aliyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stanislov throws a lazy right hand but Aliyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aliyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stanislov to score with a decent uppercut.
Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanislov.
Stanislov lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Stanislov lands a nice hook to Aliyev's body. Aliyev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanislov looks to land a body kick but Aliyev moved away.
Aliyev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stanislov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanislov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stanislov scores with a one two! Aliyev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stanislov misses with a two punch combination.
Vladdy Stanislov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aliyev staying out of range there.
No joy there for Stanislov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanislov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Stanislov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanislov looks to land a combination. Aliyev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stanislov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aliyev.
Aliyev scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.
Aliyev throws a head kick that half lands.
Stanislov throws a nice looking combination but Aliyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanislov misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev is looking to clinch.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Stanislov is having none of it.
Vladdy Stanislov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aliyev takes one on the button.
Aliyev dodges the punch combination from Stanislov.
Stanislov thows a body shot but no joy.
Aliyev fakes the leg kick and cracks Stanislov in the body.
Aliyev fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislov misses with a double jab.
Aliyev throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanislov looks to land a combination but Aliyev avoids it well.
Aliyev moves in looking to clinch but Stanislov pushes him off.
Stanislov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aliyev moves away.
Aliyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanislov.
Aliyev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladdy Stanislov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aliyev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aliyev moves out of range of the strikes.
Stanislov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Stanislov.
Aliyev slips a jab and a cross from Stanislov.
Aliyev dodges the punch combination from Stanislov.
No joy there for Stanislov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stanislov misses with a wild body shot.
Stanislov swings for the body but Aliyev moves out of range.
Stanislov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stanislov looks to land a combination but Aliyev avoids it well.
A jab from Stanislov misses.
Some wild striking there from Stanislov.
Aliyev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stanislov swings for the body but Aliyev moves out of range.
Vladdy Stanislov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislov looks to score with a jab to the body but Aliyev is just out of range.
Stanislov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stanislov takes a swing at Aliyev's ribcage but misses.
Stanislov throws a jab but it's blocked by Aliyev.
Stanislov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aliyev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aliyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanislov.
Stanislov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aliyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vladdy Stanislov is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Stanislov both land. Nice combination.
Stanislov throws a good cross that connects.
Stanislov misses with a body shot.
Aliyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aliyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanislov.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
Stanislov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stanislov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aliyev throws a sloppy head kick and Stanislov moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov throws a one two combo.
Stanislov lands a jab to Aliyev's midsection.
Stanislov throws an overhand right that lands on Aliyev's shoulder, as Aliyev tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Stanislov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanislov.
Aliyev avoids the body shot from Stanislov.
Stanislov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanislov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev moves out of range.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Stanislov.
Aliyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanislov misses with a hook. Aliyev ducked under it nicely.
Stanislov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stanislov dodges the punch combination from Aliyev.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev moves out of range.
Stanislov swats away the attempt to clinch by Aliyev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev slips a jab from Stanislov.
A nice combination there by Stanislov.
Stanislov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stanislov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stanislov misses with a straight right.
Stanislov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aliyev on the side of the head.
Stanislov tries to bum rush Aliyev with a series of wild strikes but Aliyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stanislov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aliyev can do to turn this around?
Aliyev closes the distance and clinches up with Stanislov, looking for a takedown. Aliyev pushes Stanislov against the cage but Stanislov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanislov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aliyev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanislov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanislov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanislov misses the shot to the body.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Stanislov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aliyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
Stanislov jabs Aliyev right on the nose. Aliyev blinks but takes it well.
Stanislov lands a nice hook to Aliyev's body. Aliyev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanislov lands with a nice combination. Aliyev backs away looking to recover.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Aliyev blocks a jab.
Stanislov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aliyev.
Stanislov is working the combinations to good effect here.

Aliyev gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aliyev stops Stanislov from getting back to his feet.
Aliyev trying to pass the guard but Stanislov defending well.
Aliyev stops Stanislov from getting back to his feet.
Stanislov is not content to let Aliyev control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladdy Stanislov dominated that second round.
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!

Nice uppercut there from Stanislov.
Aliyev wants to clinch up but Stanislov keeps it at a distance.
Stanislov blocks a head kick by Aliyev.
Stanislov thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanislov lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanislov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aliyev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stanislov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Aliyev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aliyev.

Stanislov breaks the clinch.
Aliyev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stanislov misses with a double jab.
Aliyev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stanislov finds it's way round the side to connect with Aliyev's head.
Stanislov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stanislov throws a good cross that connects.
Stanislov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stanislov misses with a double jab.
Stanislov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stanislov.
Stanislov fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aliyev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanislov.
Stanislov lands a nice shot that snaps Aliyev's head back.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.
Stanislov looks to land a combination but Aliyev avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanislov throws a body punch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Aliyev slips a jab and a cross from Stanislov.
Stanislov throws a shot from downtown. Aliyev moves away and avoids it.
Aliyev moves out of range as Stanislov strikes.
Stanislov throws a series of punches but Aliyev avoids them all with ease.
Stanislov lands with an uppercut that bounces Aliyev off the cage and back into rage.

That's two 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.
Stanislov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Aliyev clinches up against the cage.
Aliyev tries to stall but Stanislov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Stanislov stalling in the clinch but Aliyev improves position.
Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stanislov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stanislov avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
Aliyev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stanislov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Stanislov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanislov throws a nice looking combination but Aliyev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Stanislov coming out on top.
No joy there for Stanislov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aliyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanislov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stanislov misses with a two punch combination.
Aliyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Stanislov - just one landing.
Stanislov tests Aliyev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stanislov misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanislov moves away.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely.
Stanislov lands a right hook to the body.
Aliyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stanislov misses the shot to the body.
Stanislov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aliyev backs up against the cage.
Stanislov lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanislov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Stanislov misses.

Aliyev has managed to clinch.
Aliyev is looking to control Stanislov's arms but Stanislov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aliyev has his back to the cage.
Stanislov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanislov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stanislov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stanislov is looking to break free of the clinch but Aliyev has double underhooks.
Stanislov lands with a short shot to the head.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanislov lands with a short shot to the head.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stanislov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Stanislov won't allow it.
Stanislov wants to break the clinch but can't.

Aliyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Aliyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanislov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Aliyev.
Stanislov just misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aliyev throws a head kick but Stanislov moves out of range.
Aliyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stanislov misses the body punch
and Aliyev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stanislov throws a jab but it's blocked by Aliyev.
Heydar Aliyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanislov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aliyev counters with a head kick. That will keep Stanislov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stanislov fails to land with a series of punches.
Aliyev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Stanislov.
Stanislov misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladdy Stanislov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stanislov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladdy Stanislov!