PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between sosed sverhy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Empanada De Pino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sverhy is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. sosed sverhy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

sverhy
vs
De Pino

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 4 - 7 - 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, Empanada De Pino!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sverhy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
sverhy is breathing heavily.
sverhy misses with an uppercut.
sverhy misses with an uppercut. De Pino saw that one coming.
De Pino wants to clinch.
De Pino tries to close the distance and clinch but sverhy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

De Pino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Pino lands in his opponent's guard.
De Pino is looking to stand up but sverhy won't let him.
De Pino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Pino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Pino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sverhy is keeping the position for now.
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.
De Pino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Pino content to stall in guard here.
De Pino passes sverhy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Pino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pino slows the pace down in half guard.
De Pino's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Pino moves into full mount! sverhy won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Pino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Pino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by De Pino.
De Pino controlling the pace for now.
De Pino breaks from sverhy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Pino fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Pino tries to land a leg kick but sverhy saw it coming and moves away.
De Pino tries to clinch but sverhy is having none of it.
sverhy keeps the fight on the outside.
De Pino tries to clinch there but sverhy circles away.
De Pino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but sverhy was well out of range. Poor timing from De Pino.
A swing and a miss from sverhy.

De Pino forces sverhy back against the cage and clinches.
sverhy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Pino leaning against his opponent.

De Pino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Pino tries to clinch but sverhy moves out of range.

De Pino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Pino stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pino working over sverhy with some ground and pound. sverhy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Pino passes to full mount!
De Pino controlling the position easily from mount.
De Pino landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Pino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Empanada De Pino just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

De Pino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Empanada De Pino has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Pino prevents sverhy from improving his position.
De Pino trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Pino stands up and beckons sverhy to join him on the feet.
De Pino tries to clinch but sverhy moves out of range.
De Pino tries to clinch but sverhy moves out of range.
De Pino moves in looking to clinch but sverhy pushes him off.
De Pino tries to close the distance and clinch but sverhy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for De Pino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Empanada De Pino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

De Pino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Pino pressing his opponent against the cage.

De Pino jumps guard.
sverhy is looking to work some ground and pound but De Pino has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Pino holds on and takes a little breather.
sverhy trying to control the position from guard on top but De Pino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Pino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if De Pino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Pino works his way into side control.

De Pino is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. sverhy looks calm but he's in trouble here. De Pino gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. sverhy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! De Pino lets go of the hold and sverhy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Empanada De Pino!