PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Oliokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Oliokov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Oliokov
vs
Djuric

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Oliokov!
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, Mathias Djuric!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliokov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oliokov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oliokov showed some decent athleticism there.
Djuric moves into full guard.
Oliokov looking to sit in guard and control but Djuric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oliokov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Djuric with a flurry of punches that miss.
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Djuric has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Djuric's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliokov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliokov tries to get out of the position.
Djuric trying to control but Oliokov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliokov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Djuric throwing strikes but missing.
Djuric throws a strike but Oliokov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oliokov landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliokov is stalling in the full guard.

Djuric is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oliokov is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Oliokov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
Oliokov is stalling in the full guard.
Djuric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliokov is one step ahead there.
Oliokov looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Djuric has wrist control.
Oliokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliokov with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Djuric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliokov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Djuric tries to clinch up but Oliokov circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Djuric.
A punch combination from Oliokov misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Djuric throws a sloppy head kick and Oliokov moves out of range easily.
Djuric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djuric throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathias Djuric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djuric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliokov shoots in for a takedown but Djuric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Djuric avoids the head kick by Oliokov.
Oliokov is breathing heavily.
Djuric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Djuric moves in looking to clinch but Oliokov pushes him off.
Djuric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Djuric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Oliokov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oliokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Djuric has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Djuric working for a triangle but Oliokov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Oliokov 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.

Oliokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oliokov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Djuric misses with a combination

and Oliokov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliokov wants to control but Djuric is keeping him busy.
Oliokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliokov slips a nice elbow through Djuric's hands, connecting with Djuric's forehead.
Oliokov is looking to take a break and control but Djuric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliokov throws a strike but Djuric avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oliokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliokov is looking to advance position but Djuric has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Djuric landing punches.
Oliokov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Djuric.
BOOM! Djuric connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djuric unloads with some shots from mount but Oliokov bucks and avoids them well.
Djuric working the ground and pound effectively.
Djuric with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliokov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Djuric dominating with strikes here.
Oliokov is trying to escape the mount.
Oliokov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Djuric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliokov.
Oliokov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Djuric working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliokov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliokov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliokov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Djuric's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliokov trying to control from Djuric's half guard. Djuric has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Oliokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliokov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Djuric prevents Oliokov from improving position.
Oliokov taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yuri Oliokov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oliokov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oliokov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oliokov is trying to control the action in half guard but Djuric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Djuric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliokov.
Oliokov controlling the action here.
Djuric trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliokov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Djuric is refusing to be controlled, as Oliokov sits in half guard.
Djuric is trying to control but can't.
Djuric is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Oliokov is staying active.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Djuric tries to clinch but Oliokov moves away

and Oliokov counters by clinching up.
Djuric misses with an elbow strike.
Djuric is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Djuric looking to throw knees to the head but Oliokov is blocking nicely.

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.
Djuric throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliokov.

Oliokov has hold of one of Djuric's legs. Djuric is fighting the takedown attempt but Oliokov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Oliokov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliokov looking to pass the guard.

Oliokov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Djuric has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliokov has managed to get both his arms back between Djuric's legs - danger averted.
Oliokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
Oliokov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mathias Djuric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Djuric looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Djuric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliokov wants to control from the top but Djuric keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Oliokov postures up and lands a big shot to Djuric's brow.
Djuric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliokov tries to free his leg and advance position but Djuric is retaining full guard.
Yuri Oliokov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliokov looking to sit in guard and control but Djuric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Djuric throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Djuric scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yuri Oliokov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Djuric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Oliokov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliokov, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Oliokov!