PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sosed sverhy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Behamey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

sverhy
vs
Behamey

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Behamey!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sverhy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by sverhy.
sverhy stalks Behamey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Behamey's face. Behamey staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Marcus Behamey has been cut.
Behamey looks gassed!
Behamey throws a looping overhand right but sverhy ducks down to avoid it.
sverhy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
sverhy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Behamey at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Behamey as sverhy shoots in.
Behamey needs to keep his hands up - sverhy had a free shot at his head there.
sverhy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Behamey needs to keep his hands up - sverhy had a free shot at his head there.
sverhy sizes up Behamey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
sverhy lands a body shot.
sosed sverhy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sverhy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by sverhy.
sverhy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Behamey's head backwards.
Behamey takes one to the chin there.
sverhy lands a really nice looking cross but Behamey seems unphased.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by sverhy!
No luck with that takedown attempt from sverhy.
sverhy lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
sverhy connects with a looping right hand.
sverhy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Behamey as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sosed sverhy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sverhy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Behamey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
sverhy shoots in for a takedown but Behamey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
sverhy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
sverhy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Behamey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
sverhy shoots in for a double leg but Behamey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
sverhy has a takedown stuffed.

Behamey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in sverhy's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behamey wants to get back to his feet.
Behamey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sverhy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Behamey controlling the action here.
sverhy looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behamey tries to stand but his hand is stuck under sverhy.
sverhy trying to control here.
Behamey wants to stand up but sverhy is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sverhy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Behamey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sverhy!
Behamey controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
sverhy is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Behamey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sosed sverhy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Behamey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

sverhy scores with a nice strike.
Behamey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
sosed sverhy is winning the standup battle so far.
Behamey misses with a double jab
and sverhy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
sverhy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
sverhy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Behamey.
sverhy lands with a straight right. Behamey didn't see that one coming.
sverhy sizes up Behamey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
sverhy moves into range and connects with a jab.
sverhy scores with the left hand. Behamey knows he should have avoided that one.
sverhy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
sverhy shoots in for a double leg but Behamey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
sverhy lands a head kick!
Donk. sverhy catches Behamey right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sverhy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
sverhy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
sverhy lands with a hook. Behamey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
sverhy works the jab nicely.
sverhy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Behamey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Behamey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Behamey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from sverhy.
sverhy punishes Behamey's body with a nice straight punch.
sverhy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Behamey as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sosed sverhy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Behamey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. sverhy defends it nicely.
sosed sverhy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Behamey throws a combination that misses
and sverhy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Behamey.
sverhy with a hook.
sverhy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Behamey misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Behamey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Behamey moves forwards but sverhy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
sverhy lands a jab to the head.
sverhy has his takedown stuffed

and Behamey counters with a single leg into guard. sverhy didn't expect that.
Behamey is looking to stand up but sverhy won't let him.
Behamey wants to stand and escape but instead sverhy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Behamey keeping moving, preventing sverhy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behamey wants to stand up but sverhy is controlling him.
sverhy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Behamey keeping moving, preventing sverhy from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Behamey shoots in and bounces sverhy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Behamey stopping the sweep attempt from sverhy.
Behamey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
sverhy trying to keep a closed guard but Behamey is proving a slippery customer.
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 sosed sverhy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Behamey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Behamey scores a takedown into full mount!
sverhy is desperately trying to improve his position but Behamey has a good base and remains in mount.
Behamey looking to control but sverhy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Behamey avoids the attempt from sverhy to control.
Behamey controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Behamey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Behamey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Marcus Behamey just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
sverhy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Behamey moves forwards but sverhy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by sverhy.
sverhy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from sverhy as Behamey shoots in.
Behamey is trying hard to land a takedown here. sverhy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
sverhy scores with a nice right hand.
Behamey falls off balance throwing a combination
and sverhy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Behamey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. sverhy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Behamey decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behamey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Behamey walks into a stiff left hand from sverhy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts sverhy, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - sverhy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Behamey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from sverhy both land. Nice combination.
sverhy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sverhy slips under a jab.
Behamey throws a jab but it's blocked by sverhy.
sverhy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for sverhy.
Jab by sverhy.
Behamey shoots in and drives through. sverhy sprawls well.
sosed sverhy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Behamey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Behamey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract sverhy.
sverhy shoots and misses

and Behamey counters by moving into the clinch.
sverhy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

sverhy breaks the clinch.
Behamey stuffs the takedown.
sverhy cracks the inside of Behamey's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts sverhy, as that shot connected.
Behamey shoots in and drives through. sverhy sprawls well.
sverhy lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by sverhy!
Behamey throws a head kick that misses.
sverhy moves out of range of the strikes.
Behamey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
sverhy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marcus Behamey 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.
sverhy moves out of range of the strikes.
sverhy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Behamey 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

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