PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Gorgy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Clagett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgy's entrance music is Nostalgia. A fine choice. Robert Clagett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gorgy
vs
Clagett

185 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Gorgy!
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, Robert Clagett!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clagett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clagett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clagett has a takedown stuffed.

Gorgy moves into the clinch.
Gorgy stalling against the cage.
Clagett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorgy just leaning against Clagett, taking a breather.
Gorgy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clagett is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorgy has double underhooks.
Gorgy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clagett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gorgy has Clagett pressed against the cage, preventing Clagett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Clagett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clagett misses with a looping right.
Clagett tries to clinch
and Gorgy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Clagett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gorgy is looking to clinch but Clagett is avoiding it.
Clagett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gorgy darts in and clinches Clagett up against the cage.
Clagett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gorgy has Clagett pressed against the cage, preventing Clagett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gorgy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Clagett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clagett looks gassed!

Gorgy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gorgy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorgy passes Clagett's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clagett trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clagett is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorgy.
Clagett is not content to let Gorgy control the position.
Gorgy is thwarting Clagett's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clagett wants to get back to full guard.
Gorgy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clagett is trying to stand.
Clagett tries to roll over but Gorgy keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gorgy wants to clinch.
Robert Clagett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gorgy closes the distance and clinches.
Clagett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gorgy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clagett gets through Gorgy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clagett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorgy trying to control the position but instead, Clagett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorgy into the cage.
Clagett letting Gorgy take a breather here.

Clagett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorgy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorgy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clagett looks to throw the jab but Gorgy is out of range.
Gorgy wants to clinch up but Clagett keeps it at a distance.

Clagett has managed to clinch.
Gorgy tries to land knees in the clinch but Clagett avoids the damage to the body.
Gorgy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gorgy avoiding damage.
Gorgy crunches a lovely knee into Clagett's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gorgy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clagett throws a lazy body kick
and Gorgy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Clagett has taken the fight to the clinch.

Clagett breaks the clinch.
Clagett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorgy circles away quickly and effectively.
Gorgy slips a jab and a cross from Clagett.

Clagett tries to keep at a distance but Gorgy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gorgy trying to control the position but instead, Clagett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorgy into the cage.
Gorgy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Clagett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clagett clinches but Gorgy breaks the clinch
and Gorgy counters with a solid body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clagett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Gorgy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clagett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorgy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clagett.
Gorgy works the jab nicely.
Gorgy tries to bum rush Clagett with a series of wild strikes but Clagett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorgy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clagett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clagett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gorgy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gorgy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Gorgy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgy blocks a jab.

Gorgy clinches up with Clagett and pushes him back against the cage.
Clagett tries to break free but Gorgy pushes him back against the cage.
Gorgy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clagett wants to stall.

Gorgy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gorgy manages to end up in side control.
Clagett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Gorgy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Clagett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gorgy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgy wants to pass to mount but Clagett is defending the position.

Gorgy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Gorgy is looking for a kimura here.
Clagett regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clagett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gorgy is controlling him.

Gorgy drops back looking for a leg! Clagett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clagett manages to kick Gorgy off! Gorgy jumps back into Clagett's guard.
Clagett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clagett misses with an uppercut. Gorgy saw that one coming.

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.
Clagett throws a nice looking combination but Gorgy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clagett throws a hook but Gorgy avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gorgy misses.
Clagett fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorgy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clagett's head.

Gorgy darts in and clinches Clagett up against the cage.

Gorgy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Clagett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clagett wants to get back to his feet but Gorgy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorgy trying to control the position from guard on top but Clagett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorgy looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Gorgy dominated that second round.
That's time! Gorgy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Clagett throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gorgy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gorgy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clagett's efforts to push away.
Gorgy prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorgy crunches a lovely knee into Clagett's ribcage.
Gorgy stalling the fight.
Clagett takes an elbow to the temple.
Clagett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gorgy is keeping busy.

Gorgy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clagett misses with an uppercut. Gorgy saw that one coming.

Gorgy moves into the clinch.

Gorgy breaks the clinch.
Gorgy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clagett.
Clagett throws a right hand that Gorgy ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorgy also avoids with ease.
Maxim Gorgy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorgy tries to clinch but Clagett moves away
and Clagett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gorgy has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gorgy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clagett stopping the sweep attempt from Gorgy.
Gorgy is trying to keep Clagett in close.
Clagett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gorgy 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.

Clagett gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

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.
Clagett looks to land a combination but Gorgy avoids it well.
Clagett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorgy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clagett swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorgy.
Gorgy avoids the head kick by Clagett.
Gorgy scores with a head kick.
Clagett misses with a few strikes there.

Gorgy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorgy tries to free his leg and advance position but Clagett is retaining full guard.
Gorgy passes Clagett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clagett wants to stand back up but Gorgy manages to pass into side control.
Clagett tries to improve position but can't.
Gorgy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clagett keeps working.
Clagett stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gorgy fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Gorgy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clagett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clagett throws out a loose jab but Gorgy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robert Clagett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorgy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clagett.
A combination from Gorgy does no damage.
Maxim Gorgy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clagett misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clagett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gorgy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gorgy obliges.

Gorgy breaks the clinch.
Clagett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gorgy counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Gorgy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gorgy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Gorgy!