PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zver Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Chalikiopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Chalikiopolous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Borcuha
vs
Chalikiopolous

193 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zver Borcuha!
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, Stefan Chalikiopolous!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borcuha takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Borcuha shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chalikiopolous can do anything to dispel that myth.

Borcuha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chalikiopolous is trying to stand.

Borcuha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chalikiopolous has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chalikiopolous pushes Borcuha off looking to stand but Borcuha dives back in and keeps control.

Borcuha is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Borcuha seems to be looking for submissions.
Borcuha is breathing heavily.

Borcuha is looking for a kimura but Chalikiopolous is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Borcuha to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalikiopolous wants to stand back up but Borcuha manages to pass into side control.
Chalikiopolous wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Borcuha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Borcuha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chalikiopolous has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chalikiopolous wants to get back to his feet but Borcuha drags him back down.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Chalikiopolous misses the target.
Chalikiopolous scores with a one two! Borcuha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Borcuha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha shoots in and drives through. Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
Borcuha moves out of range of the body kick from Chalikiopolous.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chalikiopolous.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borcuha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a series of wild punches.
Chalikiopolous throws a nice looking combination but Borcuha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefan Chalikiopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalikiopolous swinging wildly here.
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and Borcuha moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chalikiopolous scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borcuha doesn't seem bothered though.
Chalikiopolous displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Borcuha takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a jab to the body but Borcuha is just out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with a double jab.
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chalikiopolous scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalikiopolous connects with a jab.
Chalikiopolous moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Chalikiopolous dominated that 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.

Borcuha ducks under a wild hook from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borcuha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous defends it nicely.
Zver Borcuha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Borcuha fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chalikiopolous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Borcuha in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zver Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalikiopolous throws a right and a left that Borcuha avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Borcuha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a left hand but Borcuha moved out of range nicely.
Borcuha looks for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
Chalikiopolous stuffs the takedown attempt from Borcuha. Borcuha gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chalikiopolous lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borcuha circles away quickly and effectively.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha avoids them all with ease.
Chalikiopolous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borcuha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chalikiopolous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borcuha.
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a jab to the body but Borcuha is just out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Borcuha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borcuha tries for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chalikiopolous misses with a wild combination.
Chalikiopolous lands a jab-cross combination.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha tries for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Borcuha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Chalikiopolous. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chalikiopolous.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and Borcuha moves out of range easily.
Borcuha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chalikiopolous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borcuha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalikiopolous swivels and escapes.
Chalikiopolous throws a low kick, looking for Borcuha's leg but Borcuha calmly moves out of range.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous motions for Borcuha to come forward. Chalikiopolous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chalikiopolous goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Chalikiopolous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Chalikiopolous tests Borcuha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chalikiopolous throws a jab but it's blocked by Borcuha.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borcuha.
Borcuha avoids the body shot from Chalikiopolous.
No joy there for Chalikiopolous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chalikiopolous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chalikiopolous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borcuha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chalikiopolous is fending him off so far but Borcuha persists. Nope, Chalikiopolous circles away and we're back to standing.
Borcuha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chalikiopolous throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous misses with a double jab.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Borcuha moves away from the strike by Chalikiopolous.
Horrible takedown by Borcuha or perhaps it was just good defense by Chalikiopolous which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zver Borcuha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Chalikiopolous looks for the body kick but Borcuha saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Chalikiopolous lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borcuha doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Borcuha shoots in but no luck this time.
Chalikiopolous works over Borcuha's head and body with a nice combination.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borcuha.
Borcuha dodges the punch combination from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous misses with a looping right.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but Borcuha avoids them all with ease.

Borcuha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Chalikiopolous kicks Borcuha off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous misses with the combination.

Borcuha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Borcuha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Borcuha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Borcuha prevents Chalikiopolous from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borcuha has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Chalikiopolous is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Borcuha yanks on the arm and Chalikiopolous is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Borcuha.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zver Borcuha!