PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Ontheturntables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Papadopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Papadopoulos
vs
Ontheturntables

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Ontheturntables!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontheturntables keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopoulos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papadopoulos wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ontheturntables shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Papadopoulos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Papadopoulos is trying to get back to half guard.
Ontheturntables has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Ontheturntables is having none of it.
Papadopoulos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ontheturntables controlling from the full mount.
I looks like Ontheturntables might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Papadopoulos is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontheturntables controlling the position easily from mount.
Papadopoulos tries to hold on but Ontheturntables pushes him away.
Papadopoulos can't escape the position.
Ontheturntables controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos is working to get back to half guard.

Ontheturntables is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Papadopoulos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

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.
Ontheturntables lands a nice shot to the head.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Ontheturntables is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ontheturntables can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Papadopoulos is looking to escape.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to improve his position but Ontheturntables has a good base and remains in mount.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Ontheturntables is having none of it.

Ontheturntables swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Papadopoulos is now in Ontheturntables's guard. A big mistake from Ontheturntables there, giving up the dominant position!
Ontheturntables looks gassed!
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Ontheturntables blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Ontheturntables blocks nicely.
Ontheturntables working a defensive guard here.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Ontheturntables blocks nicely.
Papadopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ontheturntables is retaining full guard.
Ontheturntables controls Papadopoulos momentarily but Papadopoulos frees himself.
Ontheturntables looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopoulos is one step ahead there.
Papadopoulos won't allow Ontheturntables to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Ontheturntables. Ontheturntables gets slowly back to his feet.
Papadopoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Ontheturntables shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Papadopoulos but Papadopoulos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Ontheturntables.
Papadopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ontheturntables defends it nicely.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Papadopoulos duly obliges.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown

and Ontheturntables counters with a nice double leg into side control. Papadopoulos won't be happy with that.
Papadopoulos is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Ontheturntables dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ontheturntables scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ontheturntables is looking to take a break and control but Papadopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Papadopoulos is looking for a sweep.
Ontheturntables controls the position from side control.
Ontheturntables working away.
Ontheturntables lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Papadopoulos down.

Ontheturntables working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Papadopoulos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ontheturntables's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is looking to improve his position.
Papadopoulos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ontheturntables is working away from the top position though.

Ontheturntables is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Papadopoulos actively working from the bottom here.
Ontheturntables prevents Papadopoulos from improving his position.

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.

Ontheturntables is looking for a kimura but Papadopoulos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ontheturntables to get the leverage.
Papadopoulos tries to kick Ontheturntables off but Ontheturntables keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Ontheturntables shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Papadopoulos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Papadopoulos can't do much from the bottom here.

Ontheturntables is trying to get an arm triangle but Papadopoulos is defending well.
Papadopoulos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Papadopoulos tries to roll over but Ontheturntables keeps him under control.
Papadopoulos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to control here.
Papadopoulos is looking for a sweep. Ontheturntables is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ontheturntables performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Ontheturntables is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Papadopoulos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ontheturntables has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ontheturntables has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Papadopoulos's face.

That's four 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.
Papadopoulos is working to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Ontheturntables is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papadopoulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ontheturntables working the ground and pound effectively.

Ontheturntables swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Papadopoulos is now in Ontheturntables's guard. A big mistake from Ontheturntables there, giving up the dominant position!
Papadopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Ontheturntables blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.

Ontheturntables is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Ontheturntables showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Papadopoulos misses with a takedown

and Ontheturntables counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ontheturntables seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ontheturntables works his foot free and advances to mount.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos tries to hold on but Ontheturntables postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ontheturntables is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Papadopoulos has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Ontheturntables is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Papadopoulos is surviving well by controlling Ontheturntables's body position as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to improve his position but Ontheturntables has a good base and remains in mount.
Ontheturntables won't let Papadopoulos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Papadopoulos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ontheturntables controlling his opponent.

Ontheturntables is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Papadopoulos is surviving well by controlling Ontheturntables's body position as best he can.

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.
Ontheturntables content just to control the position here.
Papadopoulos is looking to improve his position but Ontheturntables isn't that keen on the idea.
Papadopoulos tries to hold on but Ontheturntables pushes him away.

Ontheturntables looking for a guillotine from mount but Papadopoulos is having none of it.
Ontheturntables controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ontheturntables with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ontheturntables controlling the position easily from mount.

Ontheturntables jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Papadopoulos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Papadopoulos and Ontheturntables has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Papadopoulos is trying to control Ontheturntables's posture but Ontheturntables avoids it.
George Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Papadopoulos is trying to improve his position.
Ontheturntables remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Papadopoulos is trying to get back to his feet.
Ontheturntables tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Ontheturntables is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Papadopoulos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
DJ Ontheturntables is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ontheturntables controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Ontheturntables comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ontheturntables winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Ontheturntables!