PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Zamiatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamiatin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tuvinian Singing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sasha Zamiatin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Talking
vs
Zamiatin

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
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, Sasha Zamiatin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Talking both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Sasha Zamiatin has been cut.
Talking fails with a takedown attempt.
Zamiatin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zamiatin has a takedown stuffed.
Talking throws a series of punches but Zamiatin moves out of range.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown

and Talking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talking manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Talking slaps away a takedown attempt from Zamiatin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.

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

Zamiatin tries for a kimura but Talking is defending well.
Talking wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zamiatin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Talking wants to get back to his feet but Zamiatin drags him back down.

Zamiatin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamiatin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Talking is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamiatin trying to control the action but Talking is working from the bottom.
Zamiatin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Talking is looking to regain half guard here but Zamiatin keeps moving and retains side control.

Zamiatin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Talking to his feet.
Zamiatin tries to clinch
and Talking counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zamiatin's knee momentarily.
Zamiatin looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zamiatin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Talking.
Talking misses with the combination.
Talking misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zamiatin shoots and misses

and Talking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talking.
Talking can't break the clinch.
Zamiatin misses with a punch on the inside.

Talking ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Talking no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Talking trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zamiatin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Talking working for a triangle but Zamiatin defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zamiatin tries to free his leg and advance position but Talking is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamiatin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Talking is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zamiatin is controlling him.
Zamiatin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trash Talking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Zamiatin's cut.
That's time! Talking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Talking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zamiatin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talking defends it nicely.
No luck for Zamiatin with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamiatin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talking counters with a series of strikes. Zamiatin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Talking.
Nice sprawl there from Talking as Zamiatin shoots in.

Zamiatin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zamiatin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Talking is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talking wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zamiatin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamiatin thowing shots but they're missing.
Zamiatin tries to control but Talking wriggling away.
Zamiatin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zamiatin prevents Talking from getting the reversal.

Zamiatin is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Zamiatin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zamiatin is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zamiatin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talking, who protects the arm well.
Talking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Talking is looking to regain half guard here but Zamiatin keeps moving and retains side control.
Talking is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zamiatin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zamiatin wants to control but Talking is keeping him busy.

Zamiatin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four 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.

Talking explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Talking misses with a two punch combination.
Zamiatin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Talking finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamiatin's head.
Zamiatin fails with the takedown.
Talking throws a series of punches but Zamiatin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sasha Zamiatin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sasha Zamiatin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zamiatin tries to keep at a distance but Talking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zamiatin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talking pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zamiatin tries for a takedown but Talking circles away easily
and Talking counters with a two punch combo.

Talking fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zamiatin, pushing him back against the cage.

Talking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zamiatin misses with a low kick.
Talking with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zamiatin counters with a single leg into guard. Talking didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamiatin is stalling in the full guard.
Zamiatin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zamiatin trying to control but Talking is working from the bottom.
Zamiatin throwing strikes but missing.
Zamiatin wants to control from the top but Talking keeps moving.
Talking avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talking keeping moving, preventing Zamiatin from controlling successfully.
Zamiatin stays in close to Talking's body and controls the position.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Talking moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zamiatin dodges the punch combination from Talking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talking swinging wildly here.
Talking scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horrible takedown by Zamiatin or perhaps it was just good defense by Talking which made him look bad.

Talking fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zamiatin sprawls well initially but Talking persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talking wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zamiatin uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Zamiatin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talking.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zamiatin is on top in guard.
Zamiatin pushes down on Talking's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamiatin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Zamiatin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Talking is just riding it out for now. Zamiatin eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trash Talking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talking 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trash Talking!