PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sosed sverhy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nof nof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. nof nof has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with sosed sverhy's chin.

sverhy
vs
nof

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sosed sverhy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, nof nof!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nof swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
nof looks gassed!
sverhy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
sverhy with a jab.
sverhy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
sverhy scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheers as sverhy lands an impressive looking overhand right. nof doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for sverhy.
nof walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
nof walks into a jab.
sverhy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
sverhy scores with a one two! nof had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
sverhy lands a nice hook to nof's body. nof takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
sverhy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
sverhy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
sverhy connects with the punch.

sverhy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

sverhy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no sverhy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
sverhy takes a little break here. nof wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
nof is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

sverhy tries for a kimura but nof is defending well.
nof tries to improve position but can't.

sverhy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, nof has escaped the position, nice work there.
nof is trying to improve his position.

sverhy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
nof is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
nof takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
sverhy trying to control the action but nof is working from the bottom.

sverhy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
sverhy wants to lay and pray for a moment but nof keeps working.
nof is looking to reverse the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nof takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
sverhy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from nof.
sverhy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping nof at a distance.
No joy there for nof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sverhy takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by sverhy - just one landing.
nof throws a lazy right hand but sverhy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
sverhy misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
sverhy shoots in but nof avoids the takedown attempt easily.
sverhy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
sverhy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from nof.
A nice combination there by sverhy.
nof looks to land a right hand but sverhy moved out of range.
sverhy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. nof doesn't seem bothered though.
sverhy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
sverhy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
nof nof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from nof misses.
nof throws an uppercut from half a mile away. sverhy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
nof throws a hook but sverhy blocks it.
sverhy scores with a jab. nof acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
sverhy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

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.
sverhy fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sosed sverhy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nof throws a shot from downtown. sverhy moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - sverhy coming out on top.
nof shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
sverhy defending well as nof loads up on a big left hand.
nof misses the jab.
nof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but sverhy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sverhy staying out of range there.
A jab from sverhy finds it's way through nof's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from sverhy.
sverhy throws a right and a left that nof avoids nicely.
A left lands for sverhy.
nof throws a left and a right that both miss
and sverhy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
sverhy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
sverhy connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

sverhy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

nof looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
sverhy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for nof on the ground.
nof makes his way to full guard. A much better position for nof.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed sverhy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

sverhy lands with a hook. nof tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
nof displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from sverhy.
sverhy slips under a jab from nof.
sverhy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
nof on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from nof misses.
nof gets cracked with a nice right hand there by sverhy.
nof misses with a combination
and nof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
nof stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and nof wants it to stay on the feet.
sverhy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from nof.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nof smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
sverhy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from nof misses the target.
sverhy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts nof as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sosed sverhy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sverhy throws a series of punches but nof avoids them all with ease.
sverhy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy scores with a nice head shot.

sverhy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches nof napping and manages to drive through into side control!

sverhy is trying to get an arm triangle but nof is defending well.
sverhy controls the position.
nof is not content to let sverhy control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
nof manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

nof looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sverhy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
sverhy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sverhy is nestled in close to nof, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

sverhy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

nof is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but sverhy pulls his head out easily.
sverhy working over nof with some ground and pound. nof looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

nof looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
sverhy is trying to control the action in half guard but nof is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from sverhy.
sverhy misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sverhy scores with a three punch combo!
sverhy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but nof moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sverhy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of nof's head.
nof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
nof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and sverhy counters with a two punch combo.
sverhy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
sverhy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
sverhy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
nof scores with a decent looking hook.
nof throws an overhand right that lands on sverhy's shoulder, as sverhy tries to avoid the shot.
sverhy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. nof defends it nicely.
nof lands with a cross.
sverhy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
nof missing with a left hand there. sverhy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
sverhy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as nof throws out the jab.
sosed sverhy is winning the standup battle so far.
sverhy defending well as nof loads up on a big left hand.
sosed sverhy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
sverhy scores with the left hand. nof knows he should have avoided that one.
nof falls off balance throwing a combination
and nof takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
sverhy throws a nice looking combination but nof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
sverhy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from nof.
nof nof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nof misses with an uppercut.
sverhy catches nof with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
sverhy misses with the combination.
nof throws a shot from downtown. sverhy moves away and avoids it.
nof swinging wildly here.
nof throws the left hand but sverhy avoids the punch easily.
nof pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
sverhy shoots in and drives through. nof sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
nof throws a hook to the side of sverhy's head but sverhy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from nof.
sverhy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
sverhy is working the combinations to good effect here.
sverhy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed sverhy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

nof has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
sverhy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sverhy moves away from the strike by nof.
sverhy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sverhy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
sverhy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck nof on the side of the head.
sverhy scores with a decent looking hook.
sverhy throws a combination. nof tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
nof lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sverhy backs up against the cage.
sverhy moves out of range of the strikes.
sverhy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from nof.
nof throws the left hand but sverhy avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
nof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sverhy throws a series of punches but nof avoids them all with ease.
nof throws a jab but it's blocked by sverhy.
nof looks to land a left hand but sverhy moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from sverhy.
nof misses with a straight left.
sverhy lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy throws a leg kick which misses nof's front leg but catches the back leg as nof tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from sverhy misses.
sverhy lands a nice shot to the body.
nof misses with a looping left.
nof has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
nof throws an overhand right that lands on sverhy's shoulder, as sverhy tries to avoid the shot.
nof throws a left and a right that both miss
and sverhy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
sverhy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from nof.
nof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
sverhy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by sverhy there.
nof throws an overhand right that lands on sverhy's shoulder, as sverhy tries to avoid the shot.
sverhy connects with a nice looking jab.
nof displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from sverhy.
sverhy dives in and grabs nof's left leg, looking for a takedown. nof pushes down on sverhy's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sosed sverhy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sverhy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by nof - just one landing.
nof misses with a straight left.
nof misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
sverhy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
sverhy scores with a leg kick.
nof slips a jab and a cross from sverhy.

sverhy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
nof manages to work his way to half guard, despite sverhy's best efforts.
sverhy wants to lay and pray for a moment but nof keeps working.

sverhy is working for a submission of some sort.

sverhy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
nof slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

nof had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sverhy defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nof keeping moving, preventing sverhy from controlling successfully.

nof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

sverhy got a little sloppy there for a moment and nof has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sverhy has managed to get both his arms back between nof's legs - danger averted.

nof throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
sverhy trying to control the position from guard on top but nof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

nof looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

nof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sverhy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

nof had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sverhy defends it easily.

nof working for a triangle but sverhy defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

nof is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
sverhy trying to control but nof is working from the bottom.
nof nof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sosed sverhy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
nof nof comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think sverhy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sosed sverhy!